linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpio: remove broken irq_to

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CACRpkdaQN9_qoTn4_riZGvi4BKRLEVkRRL4CWzKj8e_di7Q2Xg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:42:18 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>,
	Linux MIPS <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpio: remove broken irq_to_gpio() interface

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> gpiolib has removed the irq_to_gpio() API several years ago,
> but the global header still provided a non-working stub.
>
> Apparently one new user has shown up in arch/mips, so this patch
> moves the broken definition to where it is used, ensuring that
> we get new users but not changing the current behavior on jz4740.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Patch applied.

I expect the driver maintainer to deal with the resulting
deprecation fallout.

Yours,
Linus Walleij