On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 9:05 AM afzal mohammed [off-list ref] wrote:

request_irq() is preferred over setup_irq(). Existing callers of
setup_irq() reached mostly via 'init_IRQ()' & 'time_init()', while
memory allocators are ready by 'mm_init()'.

Per tglx[1], setup_irq() existed in olden days when allocators were not
ready by the time early interrupts were initialized.

Hence replace setup_irq() by request_irq().

Seldom remove_irq() usage has been observed coupled with setup_irq(),
wherever that has been found, it too has been replaced by free_irq().

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1710191609480.1971@nanos

Signed-off-by: afzal mohammed <redacted>

This makes the kernel a better place.
Acked-by: Linus Walleij <redacted>

Yours,
Linus Walleij

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