linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] irqdomain: Export __irq_domain_alloc

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Date:   Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:07:25 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] irqdomain: Export __irq_domain_alloc_irqs() to modules

On Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:59:15 +0100,
Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Oct 04, 2021 at 04:05:52PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > The Apple PCIe controller driver allocates interrupts generated
> > by the PCIe ports, and uses irq_domain_alloc_irqs() for that.
> > THis is an inline function that uses __irq_domain_alloc_irqs()
> > as a backend.
> > 
> > Since the driver can be built as a module, __irq_domain_alloc_irqs()
> > must be exported.
> > 
> > Fixes: 201adeaa9d82 ("PCI: apple: Add INTx and per-port interrupt support")
> 
> I have squashed this patch into the commit it is fixing and pushed
> pci/apple out.
> 
> I could have merged it as a standalone patch before the commit it is
> fixing but it would not make sense on its own I believe, happy to
> rectify the branch in case that's preferred.

The final patch has links to both patches on the list, so that's
absolutely fine by me.

Thanks,

	M.

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