Re: [PATCH 00/16] dyn_array and nr_irqs support v2
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:48:49 -0700
- From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] dyn_array and nr_irqs support v2
Eric W. Biederman wrote:
The interesting implication of this is that if you have the right hardware and are absolutely loopy you can have more interrupt sources than can be described in a 32bit unsigned int, and certainly more than any sane person would allocate in a statically sized array.
Yes, I'm quite convinced that the statically sized array is a bad idea. -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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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