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Subject: Re: [RFC 1/3] hvc_console: rework setup to replace irq functions with
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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:13:40 +1000
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On Tuesday 03 June 2008 22:45:22 Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> This patch tries to change hvc_console to not use request_irq/free_irq if
> the backend does not use irqs. This allows virtio_console to use
> hvc_console without having a linker reference to request_irq/free_irq.

Two questions.  Is it possible to make the timer backoff a third kind of 
notifier?  And is it possible to make the dependency static, rather than 
dynamic, or does someone need two options at runtime?

Thanks,
Rusty.

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From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/3]  hvc_console: rework setup to replace irq functions with callbacks
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:13:40 +1000
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On Tuesday 03 June 2008 22:45:22 Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> This patch tries to change hvc_console to not use request_irq/free_irq if
> the backend does not use irqs. This allows virtio_console to use
> hvc_console without having a linker reference to request_irq/free_irq.

Two questions.  Is it possible to make the timer backoff a third kind of 
notifier?  And is it possible to make the dependency static, rather than 
dynamic, or does someone need two options at runtime?

Thanks,
Rusty.