Re: [PATCH 1/2] irqchip/atmel-aic: remove #ifdef CONFIG_PM

[<Claudiu.Beznea@microchip.com>]

Hi, Marc,

On 11.07.2022 11:49, Marc Zyngier wrote:
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> Claudiu,
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> If you send more than a single patch, please add a cover letter.

OK, I'll kept it in mind.

> 
> On Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:46:29 +0100,
> Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@microchip.com> wrote:
>>
>> Remove #ifdef CONFIG_PM around aic_suspend() function. Coding style
>> recommends (at chapter Conditional Compilation) to avoid using
>> preprocessor conditional in .c files.
>> gc->chip_types->chip.irq_suspend()/gc->chip_types->chip.irq_resume() is
>> called in irq_gc_suspend()/irq_gc_resume() which is NULL in case CONFIG_PM
>> is not defined. With this gc->chip_types->chip.irq_pm_shutdown is
>> populated all the time as it should be as irq_gc_shutdown() is not
>> conditioned by CONFIG_PM.
> 
> By your very own investigations, aic_suspend() and co are utterly
> useless when !PM. And yet you want to *preserve* them, despite being
> dead code? What purpose does it serve (other than some blind
> compliance to a rule)?

Only compliance with the mentioned rule.

Thank you,
Claudiu Beznea

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>         M.
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