There is a simple reason for this: the goal is (or at least "was")
that irq.c would eventually become platform-independent. To prepare
for this, I keep the ia64 version of irq.c as much in sync with the
x86 version as possible (actually, I haven't check recently, so there
may have been some divergence while I wasn't watching). So, yes,
there is some dead code in the ia64 version, but it does serve the
purpose to minimize the differences with the x86 version.
--david
>>>>> On Thu, 23 May 2002 18:57:20 +0530, Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@in.ibm.com> said:
Ravikiran> Hi folks, linux-2.5.17/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c has a
Ravikiran> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC, but I dont see the config
Ravikiran> option in any ia64 config.in files..... wondering if
Ravikiran> this is just some piece of code which will never be
Ravikiran> compiled...
Ravikiran> Also, linux-2.5.17/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c prints
Ravikiran> apic_timer_irqs, and they don't seem to be defined for
Ravikiran> ia64. The piece of code (irq.c) is also covered by
Ravikiran> #ifdef CONFIG_X86 wonder if the condition is ever
Ravikiran> true.....
Ravikiran> Pls let me know what I am missing
Ravikiran> disclaimer: I don't know much about ia64
Ravikiran> Kiran
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