Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/apic: Allow reprogramming IOAPIC pins the first time for non-legacy IRQs

From: Mario Limonciello
Date: Mon Oct 23 2023 - 09:27:55 EST


On 10/19/2023 22:38, Mario Limonciello wrote:
If the system is set up without legacy IRQs configured
acpi_register_gsi_ioapic() still needs to be able to program the IOAPIC
to match the values from _CRS which might not match what is already
programmed to the IOAPIC.

Reported-by: dlazar@xxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218003
Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 00da6cf6b07d..27dd279dcc7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -928,12 +928,8 @@ static bool mp_check_pin_attr(int irq, struct irq_alloc_info *info)
{
struct mp_chip_data *data = irq_get_chip_data(irq);
- /*
- * setup_IO_APIC_irqs() programs all legacy IRQs with default trigger
- * and polarity attributes. So allow the first user to reprogram the
- * pin with real trigger and polarity attributes.
- */
- if (irq < nr_legacy_irqs() && data->count == 1) {
+ /* allow the first user to reprogram the pin with real trigger and polarity */
+ if (data->count == 1) {
if (info->ioapic.is_level != data->is_level)
mp_register_handler(irq, info->ioapic.is_level);
data->entry.is_level = data->is_level = info->ioapic.is_level;

David mentioned it on the Bugzilla, but for the benefit of those not looking there, this series is confirmed to fix the problem.