linux-kernel - Re: [patch 10/10] irqchip/armada-xp: Consolidate hotplug state space

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1612212126290.3424@nanos>
Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:27:00 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Subject: Re: [patch 10/10] irqchip/armada-xp: Consolidate hotplug state
 space

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:19:57 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > The mpic is either the main interrupt controller or sits behind a GIC. But
> > there is no way that both variants are available on the same system.
> 
> By "both variants", you mean the MPIC acting as the main interrupt
> controller on one side, and the MPIC acting as a "cascaded" controller,
> child of the GIC on the other side ?
> 
> If that's what you meant, then indeed it's correct.

Yes. I'll rephrase that.

Thanks,

	tglx