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From: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org>
To: Dave Martin <dave.martin@linaro.org>
Cc: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@gmail.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>,
	linux-next@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>, Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@arm.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: Don't use NO_IRQ in pata_of_platform driver
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:11:42 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1112061408000.2357@xanadu.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111206093709.GB2274@linaro.org>

On Tue, 6 Dec 2011, Dave Martin wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 02:49:01PM -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> > No need to convert everything.
> > 
> > First move is to make irq=0 meaning no IRQ.  That means making things 
> > like:
> > 
> > 	if (irq < 0)
> > 	if (irq >= 0)
> > 
> > into
> > 
> > 	if (irq <= 0)
> > 	if (irq > 0)
> > 
> > And replace NO_IRQ with 0.
> >
> > That change shouldn't break anything, except those drivers which are 1) 
> > being passed an actual IRQ #0 and 2) testing for no IRQ.  I suspect that 
> > those conditions aren't very common together.
> 
> To clarify, you're suggesting that the meanings of all other IRQ values
> would not change initially?

Initially, or even ever.

> (i.e., we remap HW irq 0, if there is one,
> to some other random number but have a 1:1 mapping for everything else).

Exact.

> That could make sense as an approach.

You might notice that a true IRQ #0 passed to generic drivers is not 
really frequent.


Nicolas

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: nicolas.pitre@linaro.org (Nicolas Pitre)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ata: Don't use NO_IRQ in pata_of_platform driver
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:11:42 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1112061408000.2357@xanadu.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111206093709.GB2274@linaro.org>

On Tue, 6 Dec 2011, Dave Martin wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 02:49:01PM -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> > No need to convert everything.
> > 
> > First move is to make irq=0 meaning no IRQ.  That means making things 
> > like:
> > 
> > 	if (irq < 0)
> > 	if (irq >= 0)
> > 
> > into
> > 
> > 	if (irq <= 0)
> > 	if (irq > 0)
> > 
> > And replace NO_IRQ with 0.
> >
> > That change shouldn't break anything, except those drivers which are 1) 
> > being passed an actual IRQ #0 and 2) testing for no IRQ.  I suspect that 
> > those conditions aren't very common together.
> 
> To clarify, you're suggesting that the meanings of all other IRQ values
> would not change initially?

Initially, or even ever.

> (i.e., we remap HW irq 0, if there is one,
> to some other random number but have a 1:1 mapping for everything else).

Exact.

> That could make sense as an approach.

You might notice that a true IRQ #0 passed to generic drivers is not 
really frequent.


Nicolas

  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-12-06 19:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 137+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-10-11  9:11 linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 Stephen Rothwell
2011-10-11 18:26 ` [PATCH -next] x86: perf_event_intel.c needs export.h Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 18:49 ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (mmc) Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 19:31   ` mmc core broken dependency on CONFIG_BLOCK (Was: linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (mmc)) Andrei Warkentin
2011-10-11 21:59     ` Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 23:20       ` NamJae Jeon
2011-10-11 23:48         ` Andrei Warkentin
2011-10-12  0:16           ` NamJae Jeon
2011-10-12  0:50             ` Andrei Warkentin
2011-10-12  1:55               ` NamJae Jeon
2011-10-11 19:15 ` [PATCH -next] jbd2: fix build when CONFIG_BUG is not enabled Randy Dunlap
2011-10-27  8:06   ` Ted Ts'o
2011-10-11 19:26 ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (mfd/intel_msic.c) Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 19:32 ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (gpio regulator) Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 20:22   ` Heiko Stübner
2011-10-11 20:37 ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (ata/pata_of_platform.c) Randy Dunlap
2011-10-14 17:58   ` Randy Dunlap
2011-11-10 13:57     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-11-10 14:25       ` Alan Cox
2011-11-10 15:18       ` [PATCH] ata: Fix build error in pata_of_platform (NO_IRQ usage) Anton Vorontsov
2011-11-10 15:25         ` [PATCH 1/2] of/irq: Get rid of NO_IRQ usage Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-06 21:22           ` Rob Herring
2011-12-06 21:25             ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-06 23:16               ` [PATCH v3] " Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-07  3:51                 ` Rob Herring
     [not found]                   ` <1323268911-6104-1-git-send-email-robherring2@gmail.com>
2011-12-07 15:02                     ` [RFC PATCH] microblaze/irq: Change NO_IRQ to 0 Grant Likely
2011-12-07 15:02                       ` Grant Likely
2011-12-07 16:05                     ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-07 16:39                       ` Rob Herring
2011-12-09 11:45                     ` Michal Simek
2011-12-09 11:45                       ` Michal Simek
     [not found]                 ` <20111206231626.GA31683-wnGakbxT3iijyJ0x5qLZdcN33GVbZNy3@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-07  9:52                   ` [PATCH v3] of/irq: Get rid of NO_IRQ usage Wolfram Sang
2011-12-07  9:52                     ` Wolfram Sang
2011-11-10 15:26         ` [PATCH 2/2] ata: Don't use NO_IRQ in pata_of_platform driver Anton Vorontsov
2011-11-10 15:38           ` Alan Cox
2011-11-10 16:28             ` [PATCH] " Anton Vorontsov
2011-11-10 20:34               ` Jeff Garzik
2011-12-02 19:19               ` Dave Martin
2011-12-02 22:34                 ` Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-02 22:40                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-02 22:46                     ` Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-02 22:40                   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-02 23:18                     ` [PATCH v2] of/irq: Get rid of NO_IRQ usage Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-02 23:22                 ` [PATCH] ata: Don't use NO_IRQ in pata_of_platform driver Alan Cox
2011-12-03 18:56                   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-02 19:26               ` Dave Martin
2011-12-02 19:28                 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-02 19:28                   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-02 23:12                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-02 23:12                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-05 16:11                     ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 16:11                       ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 17:40                       ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-12-05 17:40                         ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-12-05 18:02                         ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 18:02                           ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 18:15                           ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-05 18:15                             ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-05 18:18                           ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-12-05 18:18                             ` Nicolas Pitre
     [not found]                             ` <alpine.LFD.2.02.1112051310150.2357-QuJgVwGFrdf/9pzu0YdTqQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-05 18:45                               ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 18:45                                 ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 18:45                                 ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 19:19                                 ` James Bottomley
2011-12-05 19:19                                   ` James Bottomley
2011-12-06  6:13                                 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2011-12-06  6:13                                   ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
     [not found]                                   ` <20111206061321.GH9192-RQcB7r2h9QmfDR2tN2SG5Ni2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-06 11:34                                     ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:34                                       ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:34                                       ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 19:16                               ` Rob Herring
2011-12-05 19:16                                 ` Rob Herring
2011-12-05 19:16                                 ` Rob Herring
2011-12-05 20:21                                 ` Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-05 20:21                                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2011-12-05 20:47                                   ` Rob Herring
2011-12-05 20:47                                     ` Rob Herring
     [not found]                                     ` <4EDD2DE1.1050606-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-05 20:53                                       ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 20:53                                         ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 20:53                                         ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06  9:30                                     ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06  9:30                                       ` Dave Martin
     [not found]                                       ` <20111206093000.GA2274-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-06 10:34                                         ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 10:34                                           ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 10:34                                           ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 10:55                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 10:55                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 10:55                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-05 19:26                             ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 19:26                               ` Dave Martin
2011-12-05 19:49                               ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-12-05 19:49                                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-12-06  9:37                                 ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06  9:37                                   ` Dave Martin
     [not found]                                   ` <20111206093709.GB2274-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-06 10:46                                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 10:46                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 10:46                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:00                                       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-06 11:00                                         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-06 11:00                                         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-06 11:03                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:03                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:10                                         ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:10                                           ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:05                                       ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:05                                         ` Alan Cox
     [not found]                                         ` <20111206110554.53bddd14-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-06 11:25                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:25                                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:25                                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 12:11                                             ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 12:11                                               ` Alan Cox
2011-12-06 11:37                                       ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06 11:37                                         ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06 11:49                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 11:49                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 13:25                                           ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06 13:25                                             ` Dave Martin
2011-12-06 19:56                                           ` Rob Herring
2011-12-06 19:56                                             ` Rob Herring
2011-12-06 19:20                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-06 19:20                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2011-12-06 20:00                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-06 20:00                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
     [not found]                                         ` <CA+55aFwZBr+3_S9kU-+m8zN8iwOvn2miuuAy-zt7sUjW_+abBg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-06 20:59                                           ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-12-06 20:59                                             ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-12-06 20:59                                             ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-12-06 19:11                                   ` Nicolas Pitre [this message]
2011-12-06 19:11                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
     [not found]                       ` <20111205161157.GA27550-bi+AKbBUZKY6gyzm1THtWbp2dZbC/Bob@public.gmane.org>
2011-12-05 17:41                         ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 17:41                           ` Alan Cox
2011-12-05 17:41                           ` Alan Cox
2011-11-10 15:35         ` [PATCH] ata: Fix build error in pata_of_platform (NO_IRQ usage) Alan Cox
2011-11-10 18:18       ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (ata/pata_of_platform.c) Jeff Garzik
2011-10-11 20:45 ` linux-next: Tree for Oct 11 (iio/resolver) Randy Dunlap
2011-10-11 20:45   ` Randy Dunlap
2011-10-12  8:58   ` Jonathan Cameron
2011-10-12  8:58     ` Jonathan Cameron

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