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SubjectRE: [PATCH 1/3 v2] GPIO: gpio-dwapb: Enable platform driver binding to MFD driver
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> > >
> > > - irq_set_chained_handler(irq, dwapb_irq_handler);
> > > - irq_set_handler_data(irq, gpio);
> > > + if (!pp->irq_shared) {
> > > + irq_set_chained_handler(pp->irq, dwapb_irq_handler);
> > > + irq_set_handler_data(pp->irq, gpio);
> > > + } else {
> > > + /*
> > > + * Request a shared IRQ since where MFD would have devices
> > > + * using the same irq pin
> > > + */
> > > + err = devm_request_irq(gpio->dev, pp->irq,
> > > + dwapb_irq_handler_mfd,
> > > + IRQF_SHARED, "gpio-dwapb-mfd", gpio);
> > > + if (err) {
> > > + dev_err(gpio->dev, "error requesting IRQ\n");
> > > + irq_domain_remove(gpio->domain);
> > > + gpio->domain = NULL;
> > > + return;
> > > + }
> > > + }
> > >
> >
> > I think this need some better documentation. Why is it safe to use
> > devm_request_irq rather than irq_set_chained_handler here?
>
> Usually it is preferred to use irq_set_chained_handler() for the chained handler
> so the handler does not show up in /proc/interrupts.
> This requires an exclusive non-shared handler which is not the case on the intel
> platform. So they have to use devm_request_irq() instead.
>
Yes, for Intel Quark, it has a single PCI function exporting a GPIO and I2C controller, and
the irq is shared by GPIO and I2C, so we need shared irq as the comments said.





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