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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=======================================
+IRQ chip model (hierarchy) of LoongArch
+=======================================
+
+Currently, LoongArch based processors (e.g. Loongson-3A5000) can only work together
+with LS7A chipsets. The irq chips in LoongArch computers include CPUINTC (CPU Core
+Interrupt Controller), LIOINTC (Legacy I/O Interrupt Controller), EIOINTC (Extended
+I/O Interrupt Controller), HTVECINTC (Hyper-Transport Vector Interrupt Controller),
+PCH-PIC (Main Interrupt Controller in LS7A chipset), PCH-LPC (LPC Interrupt Controller
+in LS7A chipset) and PCH-MSI (MSI Interrupt Controller).
+
+CPUINTC is a per-core controller (in CPU), LIOINTC/EIOINTC/HTVECINTC are per-package
+controllers (in CPU), while PCH-PIC/PCH-LPC/PCH-MSI are controllers out of CPU (i.e.,
+in chipsets). These controllers (in other words, irqchips) are linked in a hierarchy,
+and there are two models of hierarchy (legacy model and extended model).
+
+Legacy IRQ model
+================
+
+In this model, IPI (Inter-Processor Interrupt) and CPU Local Timer interrupt go
+to CPUINTC directly, CPU UARTS interrupts go to LIOINTC, while all other devices
+interrupts go to PCH-PIC/PCH-LPC/PCH-MSI and gathered by HTVECINTC, and then go
+to LIOINTC, and then CPUINTC::
+
+     +-----+     +---------+     +-------+
+     | IPI | --> | CPUINTC | <-- | Timer |
+     +-----+     +---------+     +-------+
+                      ^
+                      |
+                 +---------+     +-------+
+                 | LIOINTC | <-- | UARTs |
+                 +---------+     +-------+
+                      ^
+                      |
+                +-----------+
+                | HTVECINTC |
+                +-----------+
+                 ^         ^
+                 |         |
+           +---------+ +---------+
+           | PCH-PIC | | PCH-MSI |
+           +---------+ +---------+
+             ^     ^           ^
+             |     |           |
+     +---------+ +---------+ +---------+
+     | PCH-LPC | | Devices | | Devices |
+     +---------+ +---------+ +---------+
+          ^
+          |
+     +---------+
+     | Devices |
+     +---------+
+
+Extended IRQ model
+==================
+
+In this model, IPI (Inter-Processor Interrupt) and CPU Local Timer interrupt go
+to CPUINTC directly, CPU UARTS interrupts go to LIOINTC, while all other devices
+interrupts go to PCH-PIC/PCH-LPC/PCH-MSI and gathered by EIOINTC, and then go to
+to CPUINTC directly::
+
+          +-----+     +---------+     +-------+
+          | IPI | --> | CPUINTC | <-- | Timer |
+          +-----+     +---------+     +-------+
+                       ^       ^
+                       |       |
+                +---------+ +---------+     +-------+
+                | EIOINTC | | LIOINTC | <-- | UARTs |
+                +---------+ +---------+     +-------+
+                 ^       ^
+                 |       |
+          +---------+ +---------+
+          | PCH-PIC | | PCH-MSI |
+          +---------+ +---------+
+            ^     ^           ^
+            |     |           |
+    +---------+ +---------+ +---------+
+    | PCH-LPC | | Devices | | Devices |
+    +---------+ +---------+ +---------+
+         ^
+         |
+    +---------+
+    | Devices |
+    +---------+
+
+ACPI-related definitions
+========================
+
+CPUINTC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_CORE_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_core_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_core_pic_version;
+
+LIOINTC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_LIO_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_lio_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_lio_pic_version;
+
+EIOINTC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_EIO_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_eio_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_eio_pic_version;
+
+HTVECINTC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_HT_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_ht_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_ht_pic_version;
+
+PCH-PIC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_BIO_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_bio_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_bio_pic_version;
+
+PCH-MSI::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_MSI_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_msi_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_msi_pic_version;
+
+PCH-LPC::
+
+  ACPI_MADT_TYPE_LPC_PIC;
+  struct acpi_madt_lpc_pic;
+  enum acpi_madt_lpc_pic_version;
+
+References
+==========
+
+Documentation of Loongson-3A5000:
+
+  https://github.com/loongson/LoongArch-Documentation/releases/latest/download/Loongson-3A5000-usermanual-1.02-CN.pdf (in Chinese)
+
+  https://github.com/loongson/LoongArch-Documentation/releases/latest/download/Loongson-3A5000-usermanual-1.02-EN.pdf (in English)
+
+Documentation of Loongson's LS7A chipset:
+
+  https://github.com/loongson/LoongArch-Documentation/releases/latest/download/Loongson-7A1000-usermanual-2.00-CN.pdf (in Chinese)
+
+  https://github.com/loongson/LoongArch-Documentation/releases/latest/download/Loongson-7A1000-usermanual-2.00-EN.pdf (in English)
+
+.. Note::
+    - CPUINTC is CSR.ECFG/CSR.ESTAT and its interrupt controller described
+      in Section 7.4 of "LoongArch Reference Manual, Vol 1";
+    - LIOINTC is "Legacy I/OInterrupts" described in Section 11.1 of
+      "Loongson 3A5000 Processor Reference Manual";
+    - EIOINTC is "Extended I/O Interrupts" described in Section 11.2 of
+      "Loongson 3A5000 Processor Reference Manual";
+    - HTVECINTC is "HyperTransport Interrupts" described in Section 14.3 of
+      "Loongson 3A5000 Processor Reference Manual";
+    - PCH-PIC/PCH-MSI is "Interrupt Controller" described in Section 5 of
+      "Loongson 7A1000 Bridge User Manual";
+    - PCH-LPC is "LPC Interrupts" described in Section 24.3 of
+      "Loongson 7A1000 Bridge User Manual".