Re: [PATCH v2] softirq: remove parameter from action callback

[Jens Axboe]

On 8/15/24 11:15 AM, Caleb Sander Mateos wrote:
> When softirq actions are called, they are passed a pointer to the entry
> in the softirq_vec table containing the action's function pointer. This
> pointer isn't very useful, as the action callback already knows what
> function it is. And since each callback handles a specific softirq, the
> callback also knows which softirq number is running.
> 
> No softirq action callbacks actually use this parameter, so remove it
> from the function pointer signature. This clarifies that softirq actions
> are global routines and makes it slightly cheaper to call them.
> 
> v2: use full 72 characters in commit description lines, add Reviewed-by

No need to resend because of it, but the changelog bits go below the ---
line, not in the commit message. Whoever applies can just take care of
that.

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Jens Axboe