Re: Fwd: [RFC] IRQ type flags

[Alan Cox]

On Sul, 2005-11-06 at 22:42 +0000, Russell King wrote:
> We could do as you suggest, but my concern would be adding extra
> complexity to drivers, causing them to do something like:
> 
> 	ret = request_irq(..., SA_TRIGGER_HIGH, ...);
> 	if (ret == -E<whatever>)
> 		ret = request_irq(..., SA_TRIGGER_RISING, ...);
> 
> The alternative is:
> 
> 	ret = request_irq(..., SA_TRIGGER_HIGH | SA_TRIGGER_RISING, ...);

I was thinking that specifying neither would imply 'don't care' or
'system default'. That would mean existing drivers just worked and
driver authors who didnt care need take no specific action.


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