On Fri, 14 Apr 2017, David Howells wrote:
> Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > -module_param_named(irq, timer_irq, int, 0644);
> > > +module_param_hw_named(irq, timer_irq, int, irq, 0644);
> > > MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "Which IRQ to use for the clock source MFGPT
> > > ticks.");
> >
> > I'm not sure about this. AFAIR the parameter is required to work on
> > anything else than some arbitrary hardware which has it mapped to 0.
>
> Should it then be set through in-kernel platform initialisation since the
> AMD Geode is an embedded chip?
I think so.
> Btw, is it possible to use IRQ grants to prevent a device that has limited IRQ
> options from being drivable?
What do you mean with 'IRQ grants' ?
Thanks
tglx
