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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC v2 1/2] irqchip: irq-ti-sci-inta: Allocates VINTs at probe
On Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:04:26 +0100,
Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com> wrote:
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> 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.

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