Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754829AbYJHKAU (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:00:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753248AbYJHKAG (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:00:06 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:37530 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753231AbYJHKAF (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:00:05 -0400 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:59:59 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Alan Cox cc: David Woodhouse , Li Yang , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Tejun Heo , Jeff Garzik , Wang Jian Subject: Re: [PATCH] pata_of_platform: fix no irq handling In-Reply-To: <20081008100025.1c535401@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Message-ID: References: <20081006172653.GA26427@oksana.dev.rtsoft.ru> <48EA77EF.6080502@genesi-usa.com> <20081006213209.GA13072@oksana.dev.rtsoft.ru> <48EABBD3.1010401@kernel.org> <20081007103723.0224671e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <1223455254.3145.143.camel@macbook.infradead.org> <20081008100025.1c535401@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584349381-1477599591-1223459999=:24611" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1650 Lines: 45 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584349381-1477599591-1223459999=:24611 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Alan Cox wrote: > On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:40:54 +0100 > David Woodhouse wrote: > > > On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 10:37 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > Zero means no IRQ. Any platform with bits of code left over exposing IRQ > > > 0 is already not supported by lots of driver code including libata. > > > > ...and must implement some kind of interrupt remapping crap just to work > > around this bogus design decision. > > I'll leave you to argue with Linus about that, but since that was the > decision back in 2005 (for good C reasons) we can safely rely on it. `git grep NO_IRQ include arch/*/include' is still quite enlightening... With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Techsoft Centre Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis · BIC GEBABEBB · IBAN BE41293037680010 ---584349381-1477599591-1223459999=:24611-- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/