linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/13] irq: Introduce IRQD_AFFINITY

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:08:48 +0200
From:	Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, <axboe@...com>
CC:	<linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] irq: Introduce IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED flag

On 06/14/2016 09:58 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
> index 4d758a7..49d66d1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/irq.h
> +++ b/include/linux/irq.h
> @@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct irq_data {
>   * IRQD_IRQ_INPROGRESS		- In progress state of the interrupt
>   * IRQD_WAKEUP_ARMED		- Wakeup mode armed
>   * IRQD_FORWARDED_TO_VCPU	- The interrupt is forwarded to a VCPU
> + * IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED	- Affinity is managed automatically
>   */

Does "managed automatically" mean managed by software? If so, I think it 
would help to mention which software manages IRQ affinity if the 
IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED flag has been set.

Thanks,

Bart.