Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/scsi/wd33c93.c: cleanups

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Aug 21 2006 - 15:28:51 EST


From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:22:15 +0200

> On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 11:53:44AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 12:43:57PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > This patch contains the following cleanups:
> > > - #include <linux/irq.h> for getting the prototypes of
> > > {dis,en}able_irq()
> >
> > nothing outside of arch code must ever include <linux/irq.h>
>
> Why?
> It sounds rather strange that non-arch code should use asm headers.

It's an unfortunate side effect of how the generic IRQ layer was done.

The linux/irq.h head should only be used on platforms that make use of
the generic IRQ layer.

asm/irq.h is what should be included by drivers and the like that want
the IRQ interfaces.

I'm not saying this is a good situation, it's just the way it is.
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