Re: [PATCH 2/3] HPET: Enter hpet_interrupt_handler with interrupts disabled

From: Will Newton
Date: Sun Nov 02 2008 - 16:35:43 EST


On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Matt Fleming <mjf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Some functions that may be called from this handler require that
> interrupts are disabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <mjf@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c | 3 ++-
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
> index f10f946..c28fff2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
> @@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ static int hpet_setup_irq(struct hpet_dev *dev)
> {
>
> if (request_irq(dev->irq, hpet_interrupt_handler,
> - IRQF_SHARED|IRQF_NOBALANCING, dev->name, dev))
> + IRQF_DISABLED|IRQF_SHARED|IRQF_NOBALANCING,
> + dev->name, dev))

Combining IRQF_DISABLED and IRQF_SHARED does not reliably disable
interrupts in the handler. Perhaps IRQF_SHARED should be removed at
the same time?

> return -1;
>
> disable_irq(dev->irq);
> --
> 1.5.6.4
>
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