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SubjectRE: [PATCH v8 01/33] x86/traps: let common_interrupt() handle IRQ_MOVE_CLEANUP_VECTOR
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> > IRQ_MOVE_CLEANUP_VECTOR is the only one of the system IRQ vectors that
> > is *below* FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR. It is a slow path, so just push it
> > into common_interrupt() just before the spurious interrupt handling.
>
> I'm missing here the "why":
>
> I can go forward into the set and see that you're splitting the handling based on
> vector types and there's event classification and the lowest prio vector is not
> going to be hardwired to 0x20, yadda yadda...
>
> but some of that should be in the text here so that it is clear why it is being done.

Per Dave's ask, I am adding details about the benefits that FRED introduces,
and then why we make these changes, which should make it clearer.

Thanks!
Xin
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