Re: [PATCH 4/4] genirq: Get rid of unnecessary IRQTF_DIED flag

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Fri Mar 09 2012 - 10:17:34 EST


Of course I can't ack this, but afaics the whole series looks fine.

Only one minor nit,

On 03/09, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
>
> --- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
> +++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
> @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static void irq_wake_thread(struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *action)
> * device interrupt, so no irq storm is lurking. If the
> * RUNTHREAD bit is already set, nothing to do.
> */
> - if (test_bit(IRQTF_DIED, &action->thread_flags) ||
> - test_and_set_bit(IRQTF_RUNTHREAD, &action->thread_flags))
> + if (test_and_set_bit(IRQTF_RUNTHREAD, &action->thread_flags) ||
> + (action->thread->flags & PF_EXITING))
> return;

perhaps it makes sense to check PF_EXITING first, we do not want
to set IRQTF_RUNTHREAD in this case. I think this doesn't really
matter (and the check is obviously racy anyway), just looks a bit
confusing.

Oleg.

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