Re: [PATCH] genirq: Only call irq_ack if implemented by chip

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Tue, 14 Apr 2015, Adrian-Ken Rueegsegger wrote:
> Restore the check if an IRQ chip implements the irq_ack function prior
> to its invocation. Commit 22a49163e90d ("genirq: Provide compat handling
> for chip->ack()") removed the check from handle_edge_irq while keeping
> the check in other call paths.

How's an edge triggered interrupt without ack supposed to work?

You are missing to describe which problem you solve.

Thanks,

	tglx
 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian-Ken Rueegsegger <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/irq/chip.c |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> index eb9a4ea..3889b02 100644
> --- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
> +++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> @@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ handle_edge_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
>  	kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);
>  
>  	/* Start handling the irq */
> -	desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack(&desc->irq_data);
> +	if (desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack)
> +		desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack(&desc->irq_data);
>  
>  	do {
>  		if (unlikely(!desc->action)) {
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 
> 
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