linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] irqchip: stm32: Optimizes and cleans up stm32-exti irq

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Date:   Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:09:56 +0000
From:   Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:     Radoslaw Pietrzyk <radoslaw.pietrzyk@...il.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, Ludovic BARRE <ludovic.barre@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] irqchip: stm32: Optimizes and cleans up stm32-exti
 irq_domain

Radoslaw,

On 23/02/18 08:42, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Radoslaw,
> 
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2018, Radoslaw Pietrzyk wrote:
> 
>> - discards setting handle_simple_irq handler for hierarchy interrupts
>> - removes acking in chained irq handler as this is done by
>> irq_chip itself inside handle_edge_irq
>> - removes unneeded irq_domain_ops.xlate callback
> 
> if that's all functionally correct, then this is a nice cleanup. Though
> from the above changelog its hard to tell because it merily tells WHAT the
> patch does, but not WHY. The WHY is the important information for a
> reviewer who is not familiar with the particular piece of code/hardware.
> 
> Can you please amend the changelog with proper explanations why a
> particular piece of code is not needed or has to be changed to something
> else?

Any update on this? I'd like to queue this for 4.17, but Thomas'
comments should be addressed before that happens. Ca you please respin a
version with a better change log and the various review tags?

Thanks,

	M.
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