linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/18] powerpc: Replace setup_irq() by request

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:59:35 +0100
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>
To:     afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@...il.com>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Scott Wood <oss@...error.net>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/18] powerpc: Replace setup_irq() by request_irq()



Le 12/02/2020 à 09:04, afzal mohammed a écrit :
> request_irq() is preferred over setup_irq(). Existing callers of
> setup_irq() reached mostly via 'init_IRQ()' & 'time_init()', while
> memory allocators are ready by 'mm_init()'.
> 
> Per tglx[1], setup_irq() existed in olden days when allocators were not
> ready by the time early interrupts were initialized.
> 
> Hence replace setup_irq() by request_irq().
> 
> Seldom remove_irq() usage has been observed coupled with setup_irq(),
> wherever that has been found, it too has been replaced by free_irq().
> 
> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1710191609480.1971@nanos
> 
> Signed-off-by: afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@...il.com>

Tested-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr> # for the 8xx parts

> ---
> 
> Since cc'ing cover letter to all maintainers/reviewers would be too
> many, refer for cover letter,
>   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1581478323.git.afzal.mohd.ma@gmail.com
> 
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c | 10 +++-----
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/cpm1.c         |  9 ++-----
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/m8xx_setup.c   |  9 ++-----
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c       | 14 ++++------
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c     | 31 ++++++++++-------------
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c     |  9 ++-----
>   6 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
>