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List:       kvm
Subject:    Re: [PATCH 1/3] kvm: fix irq 0 assignment
From:       Chris Wright <chrisw () redhat ! com>
Date:       2009-03-04 19:41:41
Message-ID: 20090304194141.GG10376 () x200 ! localdomain
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* Marcelo Tosatti (mtosatti@redhat.com) wrote:
> Please do not special case irq 0. The fact that only x86/IA64 are
> supported at the moment does not mean other architectures can't 
> use it.

Seems logical to use a flag instead of overloading the irq value.

> Also, the kernel code to handle dev/irq assignment is quite messy. It
> should be only a mechanism, with userspace controlling the policy.

I really agree here.  I think some work to simplify/clarify would be
time well-spent!
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