linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/17] irq: remove handle_domain

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:12:47 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/17] irq: remove handle_domain_{irq,nmi}()

On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:24:47 +0100,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com> wrote:
> 
> The handle_domain_{irq,nmi}() functions were oringally intended as a
> convenience, but recent rework to entry code across the kernel tree has
> demonstrated that they cause more pain than they're worth and prevent
> architectures from being able to write robust entry code.
> 
> This series reworks the irq code to remove them, handling the necessary
> entry work consistently in entry code (be it architectural or generic).
> 
> Marc, on the assumption you'll take this into the irqchip tree, I've pushed
> this out to my kernel.org repo, tagged as remove-handle-domain-irq-20211026,
> which should be commit:
> 
>   0953fb263714e1c8 ("irq: remove handle_domain_{irq,nmi}() (2021-10-26 10:13:31 +0100)")

I've pulled this into the irq/irqchip-next branch, and it will
hopefully hit -next tomorrow.

Thanks,

	M.

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