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Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/42] introduce nr_irqs
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"Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com> writes:


> ok, will move to that file.

????   If you introduce a new concept like valid_irq that is fine.
interrupt.h is the interface to drivers!

Let me say this clearly.

DO NOT CHANGE THE INTERFACE TO DEVICE DRIVERS!

Eric