Re: Changes to gt64260 interrupt support code

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The current gt64260 interrupt support code forces
use of particular Linux irqs (starting from 0) for
particular GT64260 interrupt sources.  These changes
allow use of that support code in other platforms and
(of particular interest in my situation) in combination
with other interrupt controllers (like the elegant
and flexible 8259) that also want to map *their*
interrupt sources to the Linux irqs starting at 0...

Ugh. Did I mention I hate 8259's?

We **REALLY** need a better way to deal with cascaded
8259's than adding an offset..  I think Dan Malek
had some good ideas on what to do about this, but I
don't know that anyone has got any currently running
code that solves this problem nicely.

We're all agreed: the current interrupt subsystem is
too brittle and needs to be reworked.  Meanwhile, can we
get that patch applied?  I'm in the process of porting
to a new platform and I'm trying to be a good boy and
feed y'all my platform-independent stuff in bite-sized
pieces prior to the larger platform-specific bolus...

Regards,
          Michael O'Donnell
        Mission Critical Linux


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