Re: [PATCH 05/10] x86: use vector_desc instead of vector_irq

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Mar 22 2010 - 10:16:52 EST


> >> -typedef int vector_irq_t[NR_VECTORS];
> >> -DECLARE_PER_CPU(vector_irq_t, vector_irq);
> >> -extern void setup_vector_irq(int cpu);
> >> +typedef struct irq_desc *vector_desc_t[NR_VECTORS];
> >
> > Why do we need that typedef ? Please use plain struct irq_desc *
>
> Well at least originally DECLARE_PER_CPU chocked when given a complex
> type. Does:
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irq_desc *[NR_VECTORS], vector_desc);
> work?

Hmm, I thought that was fixed, but I might be wrong as usual.

>
> >> +DECLARE_PER_CPU(vector_desc_t, vector_desc);
> >> +extern void setup_vector_desc(int cpu);
> > ...
> >> void destroy_irq(unsigned int irq)
> >> {
> >> unsigned long flags;
> >> + struct irq_desc *desc;
> >> + struct irq_cfg *cfg;
> >>
> >> dynamic_irq_cleanup_keep_chip_data(irq);
> >>
> >> free_irte(irq);
> >> raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
> >> - __clear_irq_vector(irq, get_irq_chip_data(irq));
> >> + desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
> >> + cfg = desc->chip_data;
> >> + __clear_irq_vector(desc, cfg);
> >
> > __clear_irq_vector(desc, desc->chip_data);
> >
> > should be sufficient, right ?
>
> You want to deliberately loose a modicum of type safety?

I really have a hard time to see how assigning a void pointer to a
struct irq_cfg pointer is anymore type safe than using the void
pointer as for the function argument right away.

> >> if (printk_ratelimit())
> >> - pr_emerg("%s: %d.%d No irq handler for vector (irq %d)\n",
> >> - __func__, smp_processor_id(), vector, irq);
> >> + pr_emerg("%s: %d.%d No irq handler for vector\n",
> >
> > That printk is confusing. It's not lacking an irq handler. The
> > vector is simply not assigned.
>
> Long evolution. Do you have a suggestion of better wording?

You mean hysterical raisins. Ok, how about:

pr_emerg("irq: %d.d irq vector not assigned\n", ...);

Thanks,

tglx
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