On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 9:05 AM afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > request_irq() is preferred over setup_irq(). Existing callers of > setup_irq() reached mostly via 'init_IRQ()' & 'time_init()', while > memory allocators are ready by 'mm_init()'. > > Per tglx[1], setup_irq() existed in olden days when allocators were not > ready by the time early interrupts were initialized. > > Hence replace setup_irq() by request_irq(). > > Seldom remove_irq() usage has been observed coupled with setup_irq(), > wherever that has been found, it too has been replaced by free_irq(). > > [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1710191609480.1971@nanos > > Signed-off-by: afzal mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@xxxxxxxxx> This makes the kernel a better place. Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> Yours, Linus Walleij
