Re: [PATCH 09/17] [m68k] IRQ: add handle_polled_irq() for timerbased soft interrupts

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> Your patch works just fine, thanks.
> 
> I suppose setting the flag can be done in the corresponding irq startup
> function, instead of when setting up the irq controller?

irq_startup() is called with irq_desc->lock held and
irq_set_status_flags() wants desc->lock as well. Deadlock

And no, you don't want to fiddle manually in the irq descriptor data
fields. See commit a6967caf00eb :)

> Geert - I will send the patch to ataints.c implementing this as soon as
> Thomas' fix is merged.

I'll expedite it for 3.13.

Thanks,

	tglx
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