Re: [PATCH 01/11] irqchip: Allow irq_reg_{readl,writel} to use __raw_{readl_writel}

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Wed Oct 29 2014 - 06:12:58 EST


On Tue, 28 Oct 2014, Kevin Cernekee wrote:

> On big-endian systems readl/writel may perform an unwanted endian swap,
> breaking generic-chip.c. Let the platform code opt to use the __raw_
> variants by selecting RAW_IRQ_ACCESSORS.
>
> This is required in order for bcm3384 to use GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP. Several
> existing irqchip drivers also use the __raw_ accessors directly, so it
> is a reasonably common requirement.

How does that work with multi arch kernels?

Thanks,

tglx

> Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/irqchip/Kconfig | 3 +++
> include/linux/irq.h | 13 +++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
> index b21f12f..6f0e80b 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
> @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ config IRQCHIP
> def_bool y
> depends on OF_IRQ
>
> +config RAW_IRQ_ACCESSORS
> + bool
> +
> config ARM_GIC
> bool
> select IRQ_DOMAIN
> diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
> index 03f48d9..ed1ea8a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/irq.h
> +++ b/include/linux/irq.h
> @@ -639,6 +639,17 @@ void arch_teardown_hwirq(unsigned int irq);
> void irq_init_desc(unsigned int irq);
> #endif
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RAW_IRQ_ACCESSORS
> +
> +#ifndef irq_reg_writel
> +# define irq_reg_writel(val, addr) __raw_writel(val, addr)
> +#endif
> +#ifndef irq_reg_readl
> +# define irq_reg_readl(addr) __raw_readl(addr)
> +#endif
> +
> +#else
> +
> #ifndef irq_reg_writel
> # define irq_reg_writel(val, addr) writel(val, addr)
> #endif
> @@ -646,6 +657,8 @@ void irq_init_desc(unsigned int irq);
> # define irq_reg_readl(addr) readl(addr)
> #endif
>
> +#endif
> +
> /**
> * struct irq_chip_regs - register offsets for struct irq_gci
> * @enable: Enable register offset to reg_base
> --
> 2.1.1
>
>
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