[PATCH 04/15] [PPC] minor irq handler cleanups

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Sun Apr 20 00:57:55 EST 2008


On Apr 18, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> - whitespace cleanups
>
> - remove pointless prototype (uses always follow func implementation)
>
> - 'irq' argument is often used purely as a local variable.  rename
>  argument to 'dummy' and define 'irq' as local to make this plain.
>
> - remove pointless casts from void*
>
> This change's main purpose is to prepare for the patchset in
> jgarzik/misc-2.6.git#irq-remove, that explores removal of the
> never-used 'irq' argument in each interrupt handler.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik at redhat.com>

arch/ppc is pretty much left for dead at this point.  I'm guessing we  
will end up removing it 2.6.27 if we follow through with our plans of  
killing it this summer.

Acked-by: Kumar Gala <galak at kernel.crashing.org>

- k



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