linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/17] soc: ti: pruss: Add a PRUSS irqchip driver for PRUSS interrupts

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Message-ID: <20181123163742.GC53235@atomide.com>
Date:   Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:37:42 -0800
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com>
Cc:     robh+dt@...nel.org, bcousson@...libre.com, ssantosh@...nel.org,
        ohad@...ery.com, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, s-anna@...com,
        nsekhar@...com, t-kristo@...com, nsaulnier@...com, jreeder@...com,
        m-karicheri2@...com, woods.technical@...il.com,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/17] soc: ti: pruss: Add a PRUSS irqchip driver for
 PRUSS interrupts

* Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com> [181122 11:39]:
> The PRUSS INTC module is reference counted during the interrupt
> setup phase through the irqchip's irq_request_resources() and
> irq_release_resources() ops. This restricts the module from being
> removed as long as there are active interrupt users.

So are there any reasons why this could not be just a regular
drivers/irqchip driver nowadays?

Regards,

Tony