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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:27:00 +0100 (CET)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2016, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:19:57 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > The mpic is either the main interrupt controller or sits behind a GIC. But
> > there is no way that both variants are available on the same system.
> 
> By "both variants", you mean the MPIC acting as the main interrupt
> controller on one side, and the MPIC acting as a "cascaded" controller,
> child of the GIC on the other side ?
> 
> If that's what you meant, then indeed it's correct.

Yes. I'll rephrase that.

Thanks,

	tglx