linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] driver-core: platform: Add platform_irq

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Message-ID: <15028940.raimA3k85Q@wuerfel>
Date:	Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:32:51 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] driver-core: platform: Add platform_irq_count()

On Wednesday 06 January 2016 17:12:47 Stephen Boyd wrote:
> A recent patch added calls to of_irq_count() in the qcom pinctrl
> drivers and that caused module build failures because
> of_irq_count() is not an exported symbol. We shouldn't export
> of_irq_count() to modules because it's an internal OF API that
> shouldn't be used by drivers. Platform drivers should use
> platform device APIs instead. Therefore, add a platform_irq_count()
> API that mirrors the of_irq_count() API so that platform drivers
> can stay DT agnostic.
> 
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
> 

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

I think there are a couple of other drivers that can use this too.

	Arnd
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