linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] genirq: add an irq_create_mapping

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Date:   Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:20:21 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        "Michael S . Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Greg Kurz <groug@...d.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Laurent Vivier <lvivier@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] genirq: add an irq_create_mapping_affinity() function

Laurent,

On Wed, Nov 25 2020 at 12:16, Laurent Vivier wrote:

The proper subsystem prefix is: 'genirq/irqdomain:' and the first letter
after the colon wants to be uppercase.

> This function adds an affinity parameter to irq_create_mapping().
> This parameter is needed to pass it to irq_domain_alloc_descs().

A changelog has to explain the WHY. 'The parameter is needed' is not
really useful information.

Thanks,

        tglx