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diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/irq/irq-domain.rst b/Documentation/core-api/irq/irq-domain.rst index 53283b3729a1..6979b4af2c1f 100644 --- a/Documentation/core-api/irq/irq-domain.rst +++ b/Documentation/core-api/irq/irq-domain.rst @@ -55,8 +55,24 @@ exist then it will allocate a new Linux irq_desc, associate it with the hwirq, and call the .map() callback so the driver can perform any required hardware setup. -When an interrupt is received, irq_find_mapping() function should -be used to find the Linux IRQ number from the hwirq number. +Once a mapping has been established, it can be retrieved or used via a +variety of methods: + +- irq_resolve_mapping() returns a pointer to the irq_desc structure + for a given domain and hwirq number, and NULL if there was no + mapping. +- irq_find_mapping() returns a Linux IRQ number for a given domain and + hwirq number, and 0 if there was no mapping +- irq_linear_revmap() is now identical to irq_find_mapping(), and is + deprecated +- generic_handle_domain_irq() handles an interrupt described by a + domain and a hwirq number +- handle_domain_irq() does the same thing for root interrupt + controllers and deals with the set_irq_reg()/irq_enter() sequences + that most architecture requires + +Note that irq domain lookups must happen in contexts that are +compatible with a RCU read-side critical section. The irq_create_mapping() function must be called *atleast once* before any call to irq_find_mapping(), lest the descriptor will not @@ -137,7 +153,9 @@ required. Calling irq_create_direct_mapping() will allocate a Linux IRQ number and call the .map() callback so that driver can program the Linux IRQ number into the hardware. -Most drivers cannot use this mapping. +Most drivers cannot use this mapping, and it is now gated on the +CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_NOMAP option. Please refrain from introducing new +users of this API. Legacy ------ @@ -157,6 +175,10 @@ for IRQ numbers that are passed to struct device registrations. In that case the Linux IRQ numbers cannot be dynamically assigned and the legacy mapping should be used. +As the name implies, the *_legacy() functions are deprecated and only +exist to ease the support of ancient platforms. No new users should be +added. + The legacy map assumes a contiguous range of IRQ numbers has already been allocated for the controller and that the IRQ number can be calculated by adding a fixed offset to the hwirq number, and |