Re: irq_desc?

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--- prasanna wakhare <prasannawakhare@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm using irq_decs[NR_IRQS] directly in my module
> which is define in linux/irq.h  file as
> extern irq_desc_t irq_desc
> 
> can't we used this directly in module for used 
> like 
>  irq_desc[n]=my_handler
> instead of making some request   and registering
> handlers,
> especially requires when one wants to do some work
> with
> by replacing handler say irq0 which is used by timer
> for some time,
> this requires in pcsp and even for stepper motor 
> to triggering interrupt  at irq0
> 
> but my module is not working
> it's saying
> unresolved symbol irq_desc

  You should not try to manipulate irq_desc directly.
There are a lot of checks/flag handling that
request_irq() does before it manipulates irq_desc
table. You should only access it using these
functions. And since it is not exported, you will
anyway get the unresolved symbol error.

=====
Regards,
Kiran Kumar Immidi

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