[PATCH 06/38] Annotate hardware config module parameters in drivers/clocksource/

[David Howells]

Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de> 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?

Btw, is it possible to use IRQ grants to prevent a device that has limited IRQ
options from being drivable?

David
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