Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: Fix build error in pata_of_platform (NO_IRQ usage)

From: Alan Cox <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:35:50 +0000

> The proper fix (stop OF code from returning NO_IRQ values) is pending.

Please just apply the proper fix.

> - The NO_IRQ disease spreads despite our willingness, even within
>   the new OF code.

Then it can stop right here, because if the arch people don't fix their
code to use zero their ATA port won't work.

> +/* For archs that don't support NO_IRQ (such as x86), provide a dummy value */
> +#ifndef NO_IRQ
> +#define NO_IRQ 0
> +#endif

NAK - just test against zero. They've been complained at about this for
over two years. Enough is enough.

Alan