* Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> wrote: > >NAK to that, it will mess up a lot of older drivers which still use > >the irq field and also those who want it to print > > Look at the pt_regs change -- the irq change is similar: > > The information does not go away, it is merely available via another > avenue. but pt_regs is alot less frequently used than irq - and where it's used they arent "drivers" but mostly arch level code like hw-timer handlers. Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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