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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 00/10] gpiolib: Handle immutable irq_chip structures
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:55 PM Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> wrote:

> Not only this breaks when an irq_chip structure is made const (which
> really should be the default case), but it also forces this structure
> to be copied at nauseam for each instance of the GPIO block, which is
> a waste of memory.
>
> My current approach is to add a new irq_chip flag (IRQCHIP_IMMUTABLE)
> which does what it says on the tin: don't you dare writing to them.
> Gpiolib is further updated not to install its own callbacks, and it
> becomes the responsibility of the driver to call into the gpiolib when
> required. This is similar to what we do for other subsystems such as
> PCI-MSI.
>
> 5 drivers are updated to this new model: M1, QC, Tegra, pl061 and AMD
> (as I actively use them) keeping a single irq_chip structure, marking
> it const, and exposing the new flag.
>
> Nothing breaks, the volume of change is small, the memory usage goes
> down and we have fewer callbacks that can be used as attack vectors.
> What's not to love?
>
> * From v1 [1]:
> - pl061 and AMD drivers converted
> - New helpers to keep the changes small
> - New warning for non-converted drivers
> - Documentation and TODO updates
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220223154405.54912-1-maz@kernel.org
>
> Marc Zyngier (10):
> gpio: Don't fiddle with irqchips marked as immutable
> gpio: Expose the gpiochip_irq_re[ql]res helpers
> gpio: Add helpers to ease the transition towards immutable irq_chip
> gpio: tegra186: Make the irqchip immutable
> gpio: pl061: Make the irqchip immutable
> pinctrl: apple-gpio: Make the irqchip immutable
> pinctrl: msmgpio: Make the irqchip immutable
> pinctrl: amd: Make the irqchip immutable
> gpio: Update TODO to mention immutable irq_chip structures
> Documentation: Update the recommended pattern for GPIO irqchips

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

Yours,
Linus Walleij

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