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    genirq: Implement a sane sparse_irq allocator · 1f5a5b87
    Thomas Gleixner 提交于
    The current sparse_irq allocator has several short comings due to
    failures in the design or the lack of it:
    
     - Requires iteration over the number of active irqs to find a free slot
       (Some architectures have grown their own workarounds for this)
     - Removal of entries is not possible
     - Racy between create_irq_nr and destroy_irq (plugged by horrible
       callbacks)
     - Migration of active irq descriptors is not possible
     - No bulk allocation of irq ranges
     - Sprinkeled irq_desc references all over the place outside of kernel/irq/
       (The previous chip functions series is addressing this issue)
    
    Implement a sane allocator which fixes the above short comings (though
    migration of active descriptors needs a full tree wide cleanup of the
    direct and mostly unlocked access to irq_desc).
    
    The new allocator still uses a radix_tree, but uses a bitmap for
    keeping track of allocated irq numbers. That allows:
    
     - Fast lookup of a free slot
     - Allows the removal of descriptors
     - Prevents the create/destroy race
     - Bulk allocation of consecutive irq ranges
     - Basic design is ready for migration of life descriptors after
       further cleanups
    
    The bitmap is also used in the SPARSE_IRQ=n case for lookup and
    raceless (de)allocation of irq numbers. So it removes the requirement
    for looping through the descriptor array to find slots.
    
    Right now it uses sparse_irq_lock to protect the bitmap and the radix
    tree, but after cleaning up all users we should be able convert that
    to a mutex and to switch the radix_tree and decriptor allocations to
    GFP_KERNEL.
    
    [ Folded in a bugfix from Yinghai Lu ]
    Signed-off-by: NThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    Reviewed-by: NIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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