Re: ATH9 driver issues on ARM64

[Marc Zyngier]

On 09/12/16 11:04, Bharat Kumar Gogada wrote:
>> On 09/12/16 02:07, Bharat Kumar Gogada wrote:
>>>> On 08/12/16 18:33, Bharat Kumar Gogada wrote:
>>>>>> On 08/12/16 15:29, Bharat Kumar Gogada wrote:
>>>>>>> 218:         61          0          0          0     GICv2  81 Level     mmc0
>>>>>>> 219:          0          0          0          0     GICv2 187 Level     arm-smmu global
>> fault
>>>>>>> 220:        471          0          0          0     GICv2  53 Level     xuartps
>>>>>>> 223:          0          0          0          0     GICv2 154 Level     fd4c0000.dma
>>>>>>> 224:          3          0          0          0     dummy   1 Edge      ath9k
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is this "dummy" controller? And if that's supposed to be a
>>>>>> legacy interrupt from the PCI device, it has the wrong trigger.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes it is for legacy interrupt, wrong trigger means ?
>>>>
>>>> Aren't legacy interrupts supposed to be *level* triggered, and not edge?
>>>>
>>> Yes agreed.
>>> For legacy interrupts im using irq_set_chained_handler_and_data so the
>>> irq line between bridge and GIC Will not be shown here. The above how
>>> is virq for legacy, which is given by kernel, not sure why its state is set to edge.
>>
>> Well, you should try and find out. Edge triggering for legacy interrupts is a real
>> bug, and I don't think it has anything to do with arm64 (despite what the subject
>> says).
>>
> Thanks Marc. Here is the ARM32 bit log for cat /proc/interrupts, 
> Here also it shows edge but still scan works successfully.

Because it works doesn't mean it is right.

Thanks,

	M.
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