Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:39:27 +0100 | From | Marc Zyngier <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC v2 1/2] irqchip: irq-ti-sci-inta: Allocates VINTs at probe |
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:04:26 +0100, Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com> wrote: > > Simplify driver by allocating all VINTs at probe instead of > allocating on IRQ request. This will allow dedicating few VINTs as > direct IRQs without aggregation in future.
I think this is going in the wrong direction. Eager allocation is wasting memory, slowing down boot, and in general a bad idea.
Why can't you just pre-allocate *one* interrupt that serves as a chained handler for everything, and then use the rest of the interrupt space for "direct" interrupts?
M.
-- Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
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