netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] dsa:mv88e6xxx: dispose irq mapping for chip->irq

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Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2016 19:00:29 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Volodymyr Bendiuga <volodymyr.bendiuga@...termo.se>
Cc:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, volodymyr.bendiuga@...il.com,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] dsa:mv88e6xxx: dispose irq mapping for
 chip->irq

On Wed, Dec 07, 2016 at 05:40:12PM +0100, Volodymyr Bendiuga wrote:
> Yes, most of the users of of_irq_get() do not use irq_dispose_mapping().
> 
> But some of them do (some irq chips), and I believe the correct way
> of doing this is to
> 
> dispose irq mapping, as the description for this function says that
> it unmaps
> 
> the irq, which is mapped by of_irq_parse_and_map(). Not disposing
> irq might not make
> 
> any affect on most drivers, but some, that get EPROBE_DEFER error do
> need to dispose.
> 
> This is what I get when I run the code.
> 
> of_irq_put() could be implemented, and it would be a wrapper for
> irq_dispose_mapping()
> 
> as I can see it. Should I do it this way?

Hi Volodymyr

Yes, i think having of_irq_put() would be good. It gives some symmetry
to the API.

   Andrew