Re: [PATCH 1/2 V2] iommu/amd: Add workaround for ERBT1312

From: Joerg Roedel
Date: Thu Apr 18 2013 - 16:06:20 EST


On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 01:56:42PM -0500, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> On 4/18/2013 1:35 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:

> According to the "kernel/irq/handle.c:irq_wake_thread()", I thought
> that for the threaded IRQ, if the system getting a new interrupt
> from the device while the thread is running, it will just return and
> do nothing.

Yes, but the irq-thread function itself executes the handler function
repeatedly until the IRQTF_RUNTHREAD bit is cleared. And every new
interrupt will set this bit again. So when there is a new interrupt
while our handler function runs the handler will be called again by the
irq-thread.


Joerg


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