linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 10/13] PCI: Give pci

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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:06:14 -0500
From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To: Philipp Stanner <pstanner@...hat.com>
Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
	Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
	David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, dakr@...hat.com,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 10/13] PCI: Give pci_intx() its own devres callback

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 01:50:23PM +0200, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> pci_intx() is one of the functions that have "hybrid mode" (i.e.,
> sometimes managed, sometimes not). Providing a separate pcim_intx()
> function with its own device resource and cleanup callback allows for
> removing further large parts of the legacy PCI devres implementation.
> 
> As in the region-request-functions, pci_intx() has to call into its
> managed counterpart for backwards compatibility.
> 
> As pci_intx() is an outdated function, pcim_intx() shall not be made
> visible to drivers via a public API.

What makes pci_intx() outdated?  If it's outdated, we should mention
why and what the 30+ callers (including a couple in drivers/pci/)
should use instead.

Bjorn