Re: [PATCH RFC: linux-next 1/2] irq: Add CPU mask affinity hint callback framework

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010, Peter P Waskiewicz Jr wrote:
> +/**
> + * struct irqaffinityhint - per interrupt affinity helper
> + * @callback:	device driver callback function
> + * @dev:	reference for the affected device
> + * @irq:	interrupt number
> + */
> +struct irqaffinityhint {
> +	irq_affinity_hint_t callback;
> +	void *dev;
> +	int irq;
> +};

Why do you need that extra data structure ? The device and the irq
number are known, so all you need is the callback itself. So no need
for allocating memory ....

> +static ssize_t irq_affinity_hint_proc_write(struct file *file,
> +		const char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
> +{
> +	/* affinity_hint is read-only from proc */
> +	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +

Why do you want a write function when the file is read only ?

Thanks,

	tglx