Re: [PATCH] irqchip: Do not blindly select CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER

[Marc Zyngier]

On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:28:00 +0000,
Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Implementing CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER is a decision that is
> made at the architecture level, and shouldn't involve the irqchip
> at all (we even provide a fallback helper when the option isn't
> selected).
> 
> Drop all instances of such selection from non-arch code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/irqchip/Kconfig | 9 ---------
>  1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
> index da7b3cf63b07..1e3dba80ff0b 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig

[...]

> @@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ config ARM_NVIC
>  config ARM_VIC
>  	bool
>  	select IRQ_DOMAIN
> -	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
>  

Mark pointed out that ep93xx doesn't select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER,
and that this removal breaks it. I've added the patch below before
this one to address the issue.

Thanks,

	M.