Re: [PATCH] export of_irq_count

[Michal Simek <monstr-pSz03upnqPeHXe+LvDLADg@public.gmane.org>]

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On 02/12/2014 08:56 PM, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM, delicious quinoa
> <delicious.quinoa-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Rob Herring <robherring2-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:34 AM, delicious quinoa
>>> <delicious.quinoa-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>> From: Alan Tull <atull-EIB2kfCEclfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>>>>
>>>> export of_irq_count so it can be used in drivers that are built
>>>> as modules.
>>>
>>> What drivers? Drivers generally should be using resources rather than
>>> this function directly.
>>
>> It's for the DesignWare GPIO driver I've been upstreaming.  The
>> DesignWare IP can be configured to be one irq for all the gpios or one
>> irq per gpio.  I want to support both cases.  So I need to know how
>> many irqs are specified in the device tree.
> 
> Okay. You should merge this as part of that then, so:
> 
> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>

I think we should be consistent and there are other methods how
to solve this. I have sent the same patch long time ago.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/30/265

Thanks,
Michal

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