> > This was discussed years ago. > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/11/22/159 > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/11/22/227 > > > > Would this break any existing platforms? If so, can those be fixed > together or does it become a much bigger problem that way? Zero means no IRQ. Any platform with bits of code left over exposing IRQ 0 is already not supported by lots of driver code including libata. As IRQs are unsigned using -1 is asking for trouble -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html