Re: [git patch] free_irq() fixes

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Apr 22 2008 - 20:17:51 EST




On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>
> If it goes like the regs removal in one big patch around -rc1 into your
> tree this shouldn't be a problem.

Well, the regs removal had a real upside (it wasn't even sensible for all
irq types), and really nobody used it apart from "system users" (ie Sysrq
etc).

I'm still waiting for anybody mentioning any upside at _all_ on removing
"irq".

Linus
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