linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] drivers: irqchip: Add STM32 external interrupts support

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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:51:27 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>
cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>, arnd@...db.de,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>, bruherrera@...il.com,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        lee.jones@...aro.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] drivers: irqchip: Add STM32 external interrupts
 support

On Tue, 20 Sep 2016, Alexandre Torgue wrote:
> > On 09/14/2016 03:34 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > Well, you just used some function in some context which is not
> > > relevant to
> > > the normal operation. So adding that mask() is just paranoia for no
> > > value.
> > 
> A gentle reminder ping...
> If ".free" callback is not relevant then I 'll remove it from exti domain.

I was not talking about the .free callback in general. I was talking about
the masking. But yes, if the thing is otherwise a NOOP, then you can spare
it completely.

Thanks,

	tglx