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SubjectRe: [PATCH 10/21] clocksource: Replace setup_irq() by request_irq()
On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 6:42 PM Daniel Lezcano
<daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:

> From: afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@gmail.com>
>
> request_irq() is preferred over setup_irq(). The early boot setup_irq()
> invocations happen either via 'init_IRQ()' or 'time_init()', while
> memory allocators are ready by 'mm_init()'.
>
> Per tglx[1], setup_irq() existed in olden days when allocators were not
> ready by the time early interrupts were initialized.
>
> Hence replace setup_irq() by request_irq().
>
> Seldom remove_irq() usage has been observed coupled with setup_irq(),
> wherever that has been found, it too has been replaced by free_irq().
>
> A build error that was reported by kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> in the previous version of the patch also has been fixed.
>
> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1710191609480.1971@nanos
>
> Signed-off-by: afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/91961c77c1cf93d41523f5e1ac52043f32f97077.1582799709.git.afzal.mohd.ma@gmail.com

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>

It is definitely the right thing to do, I cannot test it right now
but if desired I can test it on my targets later in the following
weeks.

Yours,
Linus Walleij

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