linux-kernel - Re: [patch 5/5] [RFC] gpio: langwell: Clear edge bit before handling

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:06:35 -0600
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	"Du, Alek" <alek.du@...el.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Tang, Feng" <feng.tang@...el.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [patch 5/5] [RFC] gpio: langwell: Clear edge bit before handling

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:33:56AM +0800, Du, Alek wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:32:58 +0800
> Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> 
> > I don't have the specs for this beast, but it looks a lot like the PXA
> > GPIO block. Though I bet it's the same IP and the driver should have
> > reused the PXA code.
> > 
> 
> I think so.
> 
> > Acknowleding the edge detect status after handling one or more gpio
> > interrupts looks wrong. We might lose an edge which came in while we
> > handled the previous one.
> > 
> 
> Thanks for it. Although losing interrupt can always happen if the pending
> IRQs are more than 1, but your patch will reduce the possibility.

I'll take that as an ack.  Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll pick it
up and ask Linus to pull it shortly.

g.

> 
> Thanks,
> Alek
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> > Cc: Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>
> > Cc: Alek Du <alek.du@...el.com>
> > Cc: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> > 
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpio/langwell_gpio.c |   13 ++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Index: linux-2.6-tip/drivers/gpio/langwell_gpio.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/drivers/gpio/langwell_gpio.c
> > +++ linux-2.6-tip/drivers/gpio/langwell_gpio.c
> > @@ -190,23 +190,22 @@ static void lnw_irq_handler(unsigned irq
> >  	struct irq_data *data = irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc);
> >  	struct lnw_gpio *lnw = irq_data_get_irq_handler_data(data);
> >  	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
> > -	u32 base, gpio, gedr_v;
> > +	u32 base, gpio, mask;
> >  	unsigned long pending;
> >  	void __iomem *gedr;
> >  
> >  	/* check GPIO controller to check which pin triggered the interrupt */
> >  	for (base = 0; base < lnw->chip.ngpio; base += 32) {
> >  		gedr = gpio_reg(&lnw->chip, base, GEDR);
> > -		gedr_v = pending = readl(gedr);
> > -		if (!gedr_v)
> > -			continue;
> > +		pending = readl(gedr);
> >  		while (pending) {
> >  			gpio = __ffs(pending) - 1;
> > -			pending &= ~BIT(gpio);
> > +			mask = BIT(gpio);
> > +			pending &= ~mask;
> > +			/* Clear before handling so we can't lose an edge */
> > +			writel(mask, gedr);
> >  			generic_handle_irq(lnw->irq_base + base + gpio);
> >  		}
> > -		/* clear the edge detect status bit */
> > -		writel(gedr_v, gedr);
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	chip->irq_eoi(data);
> > 
> > 
> 
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/