Re: [PATCH 08/17] soc: ti: pruss: Add a PRUSS irqchip driver for PRUSS interrupts

From: Tony Lindgren
Date: Mon Nov 26 2018 - 14:33:39 EST


* Roger Quadros <rogerq@xxxxxx> [181126 08:09]:
> Tony,
>
> On 23/11/18 18:37, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Roger Quadros <rogerq@xxxxxx> [181122 11:39]:
> >> The PRUSS INTC module is reference counted during the interrupt
> >> setup phase through the irqchip's irq_request_resources() and
> >> irq_release_resources() ops. This restricts the module from being
> >> removed as long as there are active interrupt users.
> >
> > So are there any reasons why this could not be just a regular
> > drivers/irqchip driver nowadays?
>
> This is a reqular irqchip driver. Do you mean it should be moved
> to drivers/irqchip directory?

I think so, is there something preventing doing it?

Also, is this maybe the same INTC that we already have a
driver for in drivers/irqchip/irq-omap-intc.c?

Regards,

Tony