linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] clocksource: mips-gic-timer: Move GIC timer to request_percpu

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Message-ID: <20251210082242.360936-6-maz@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:22:41 +0000
From: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
	Joshua Kinard <kumba@...too.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] clocksource: mips-gic-timer: Move GIC timer to request_percpu_irq()

Teach the MIPS GIC timer about request_percpu_irq(), which ultimately
will allow for the removal of the antiquated setup_percpu_irq() API.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
index abb685a080a5b..1501c7db9a8e3 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ static irqreturn_t gic_compare_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction gic_compare_irqaction = {
-	.handler = gic_compare_interrupt,
-	.percpu_dev_id = &gic_clockevent_device,
-	.flags = IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER,
-	.name = "timer",
-};
-
 static void gic_clockevent_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu,
 				    struct clock_event_device *cd)
 {
@@ -152,7 +145,8 @@ static int gic_clockevent_init(void)
 	if (!gic_frequency)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	ret = setup_percpu_irq(gic_timer_irq, &gic_compare_irqaction);
+	ret = request_percpu_irq(gic_timer_irq, gic_compare_interrupt,
+				 "timer", &gic_clockevent_device);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("IRQ %d setup failed (%d)\n", gic_timer_irq, ret);
 		return ret;
-- 
2.47.3