Re: [patch V4 04/15] entry: Provide generic interrupt entry/exit code

[Thomas Gleixner]

Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 4:08 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Like the syscall entry/exit code interrupt/exception entry after the real
>> low level ASM bits should not be different accross architectures.
>>
>> Provide a generic version based on the x86 code.
>
> I don't like the name.  Sure, idtentry is ugly and x86-specific, but
> irq gives the wrong impression.  This is an entry path suitable for
> any entry that is guaranteed not to hit during entry/exit handling.
> Syscalls, page faults, etc are not "irqs".

Yeah, it's exceptions and interrupts, but I did not come up with a
better name so far.

Thanks,

        tglx