linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/acpi: Fix improper handling of SCI INT for platforms supporting only IOAPIC mode

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Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:20:36 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Vikas C Sajjan <vikas.cha.sajjan@....com>
Cc:     Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Seunghun Han <kkamagui@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Sunil V L <sunil.vl@....com>,
        Abdul Lateef Attar <abdul-lateef.attar@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/acpi: Fix improper handling of SCI INT for platforms
 supporting only IOAPIC mode

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Vikas C Sajjan
<vikas.cha.sajjan@....com> wrote:
> The platforms which support only IOAPIC mode and whose SCI INT is
> greater than 16, passes SCI INT via FADT and not via MADT int src override
> structure. In such cases current logic fails to handle it and throws error
> "Invalid bus_irq %u for legacy override". This patch handles the above
>  mentioned case. While at it, also modify function mp_override_legacy_irq()
> to use the newly introduced function mp_register_ioapic_irq().

Actually, is it necessary to make this extra change here?

How complicated would it be to separate it out?

Thanks,
Rafael