Re: [PATCH 1/3] genirq: Allow the irqchip state of an IRQ to be save/restored

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Mon Oct 27 2014 - 07:47:15 EST


On 25/10/14 20:42, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Oct 2014, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>
> Bah, hit send way too fast :)
>
>> On Sat, 25 Oct 2014, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>>> +int irq_get_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, int state)
>
> get_state(state) does not make sense. get_state(which) probably more
> so. And 'which' wants to be an enum btw.
>
>>> + chip_bus_lock(desc);
>>> + val = chip->irq_get_irqchip_state(data, state);
>>
>> Hmm. What's the irq_get_irqchip_state() callback supposed to return?
>
> Either an error code or a boolean value, right? Does not mix very well
> I think.
>
> int irq_get_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum xxx which, bool *val)
>
> Might be a more clear interface.

Agreed, this makes a lot of sense. Will respin it.

Thanks,

M.
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