Re: [PATCH] ASoC: fsl_sai: add IRQF_SHARED

[Daniel Baluta]

On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 11:18 AM Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Am 2019-12-05 09:43, schrieb Daniel Baluta:
> > On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 12:40 AM Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> The LS1028A SoC uses the same interrupt line for adjacent SAIs. Use
> >> IRQF_SHARED to be able to use these SAIs simultaneously.
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Thanks for the patch. We have a similar change inside our internal tree
> > (it is on my long TODO list to upstream :D).
> >
> > We add the shared flag conditionally on a dts property.
> >
> > Do you think it is a good idea to always add shared flag? I'm thinking
> > on SAI IP integrations where the interrupt is edge triggered.
>
> Mhh, I don't really get the point to make the flag conditionally. If
> there is only one user, the flag won't hurt, correct?
>
> If there are two users, we need the flag anyway.
>
> > AFAIK edge triggered interrupts do not get along very well
> > with sharing an interrupt line.
>
> So in that case you shouldn't use shared edge triggered interrupts in
> the
> SoC in the first place, I guess.

I think you make a good point. I was thinking that it would hurt the single
user case. But it is fine.

Thanks for the patch.

Acked-by: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@xxxxxxx>