linux-kernel - Re: MSI broken in libata?

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:17:56 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
CC:	Torsten Kaiser <just.for.lkml@...glemail.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MSI broken in libata?

Hello, Robert.

On 01/11/2010 10:39 AM, Robert Hancock wrote:
> It'd be interesting to see if it makes a difference, but I don't think
> the patch is quite right. According to the datasheet, doing the MSI ack
> while the interrupt source is still pending will cause a new MSI to be
> sent, so if you do it before handling the interrupt you'll generate a
> spurious interrupt after every real one.

Ah... okay, so the generation of MSI is level triggered?  If so, your
original patch is correct.  I was thinking it might be edge triggered
and it should be cleared before checking master event mask.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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