[PATCH v1 6/8] pinctrl: npcm8xx: move GPIO IRQ setup into request_resources
From: Tomer Maimon
Date: Wed Jul 15 2026 - 08:38:25 EST
npcmgpio_irq_startup() calls pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(), which may
sleep while taking the pinctrl core mutex. That makes IRQ startup trip
lockdep when CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING is enabled.
Move the direction change into irq_request_resources() and keep startup
limited to the ack and unmask operations that are safe in atomic
context.
Signed-off-by: Tomer Maimon <tmaimon77@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
index 1c95d7cbd..e21ccdb5d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm8xx.c
@@ -297,17 +297,33 @@ static void npcmgpio_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *d)
static unsigned int npcmgpio_irq_startup(struct irq_data *d)
{
- struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
- unsigned int gpio = irqd_to_hwirq(d);
-
- /* active-high, input, clear interrupt, enable interrupt */
- npcmgpio_direction_input(gc, gpio);
npcmgpio_irq_ack(d);
npcmgpio_irq_unmask(d);
return 0;
}
+static int npcmgpio_irq_request_resources(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+ struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
+ unsigned int gpio = irqd_to_hwirq(d);
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = npcmgpio_direction_input(gc, gpio);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return gpiochip_reqres_irq(gc, gpio);
+}
+
+static void npcmgpio_irq_release_resources(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+ struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
+ unsigned int gpio = irqd_to_hwirq(d);
+
+ gpiochip_relres_irq(gc, gpio);
+}
+
static struct irq_chip npcmgpio_irqchip = {
.name = "NPCM8XX-GPIO-IRQ",
.irq_ack = npcmgpio_irq_ack,
@@ -315,8 +331,9 @@ static struct irq_chip npcmgpio_irqchip = {
.irq_mask = npcmgpio_irq_mask,
.irq_set_type = npcmgpio_set_irq_type,
.irq_startup = npcmgpio_irq_startup,
+ .irq_request_resources = npcmgpio_irq_request_resources,
+ .irq_release_resources = npcmgpio_irq_release_resources,
.flags = IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND | IRQCHIP_IMMUTABLE,
- GPIOCHIP_IRQ_RESOURCE_HELPERS,
};
static const int gpi36_pins[] = { 36 };
--
2.34.1