Re: [PATCH 0/2] add support for Hisilicon SD5203 vector interrupt controller

[Marc Zyngier]

On 2020-09-03 13:05, Zhen Lei wrote:
> The interrupt controller of SD5203 SoC is VIC(vector interrupt 
> controller), it's
> based on Synopsys DesignWare APB interrupt controller (dw_apb_ictl) IP, 
> but it
> can not directly use dw_apb_ictl driver. The main reason is that VIC is 
> used as
> primary interrupt controller and dw_apb_ictl driver worked for 
> secondary
> interrupt controller.

What prevents you from improving the existing driver so that it can act
as a primary interrupt controller? It shouldn't be rocket science, 
really.

There are some examples in the tree of drivers that can be used in
both situations (GIC, VIC

Thanks,

        M.
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