Re: [PATCH] NEC EMMA2RH support

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

dmitry pervushin wrote:
> On ???, 2006-05-18 at 19:54 +0900, Yoichi Yuasa wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Thu, 18 May 2006 14:00:23 +0400
> > dmitry pervushin <dpervushin@ru.mvista.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Index: linux-malta/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/int-handler.S
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ linux-malta/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/int-handler.S
> > 
> > You should rewrite the assembler interrupt handler to C code.
> Why ?? Could you please comment the statement ?

The other handlers were rewritten in C recently.

> May be, I have
> misunderstood the modern ways in linux kernel development, but I am
> pretty sure that assembler interrupt handler will be faster than C
> code.

Only marginally, it doesn't outweigh the maintenance trouble.


Thiemo