Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [RFC] killing the NR_IRQS arrays. | From | Benjamin Herrenschmidt <> | Date | Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:37:05 +1100 |
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> > Rather than having the job of rewriting this code during 2.6, I'd much > > prefer to get something sorted, even if it is ARM only before 2.6. > > > > I believe that there are some common problems with the existing API > > which have been hinted at over the last few days, such as large > > NR_IRQS. As such, I think it would be a good idea to try to thrash > > this issue out and get something which everyone is happy with. > > > > Additionally, I've added Alan's "reserve then hook" idea to the API; > > I seem to remember there is a case in IDE which needs something like > > this.
You might want to have a look at the powerpc API with it's remaping capabilities. It's very nice for handling multiple domain spaces. It might be of some use for you.
I like your proposed API, I think that's where we want to go in the long run.
Ben.
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