Re: 2.6.18-rc5-mm1: strange /proc/interrupts contents on HPC nx6325

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:51:05 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:

> 
> * Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> 
> > This is due to a gruesome hack (IMO) in the genirq code 
> > (handle_irq_name()) which magically "knows" about the various types of 
> > IRQ handler, but doesn't know about the MSI ones.  It should be 
> > converted to a field in irq_desc, or a callback or something.
> 
> a field in irq_desc[] was frowned upon during initial genirq review, due 
> to size reasons, so i removed it and replaced it with the hack.

irq_desc[] is already in the hundred-byte range.  I'm a bit surprised that
another char* is worth sweating over.

What's in irq_chip.name, btw?  "name for /proc/interrupts".  hmm.

> > I already had a whine about this then forgot about it, but it seems that
> > code can't be changed by whining at it ;)
> 
> ;)
> 
> i think we could add a 'register handler name' API (or extend 
> set_irq_handler() API), to pass in the name of handlers, and store it in 
> a small array (instead of embedding it in irq_desc)? handle_irq_name() 
> is not performance-critical.

spose so.