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SubjectRe: [sodaville] [PATCH 02/15] x86: Add device tree support
On 01/03/2011 04:20 AM, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> Grant Likely wrote:
>>> +extern char cmd_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
>>> +/* This number is used when no interrupt has been assigned */
>>> +#define NO_IRQ (-1)
>>
>> 0 means NO_IRQ on x86 and most architectures. I will change this when
>> I pick up the patch.
>
> cat /proc/interrupts
> CPU0
> 0: 40 IO-APIC-edge timer
>

0 for the timer is special. However, Linus has declared that NO_IRQ is
to be zero, and that only very special interrupts like the PIT timer are
allowed to break that.

-hpa


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