linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] mrst_max3110: fix SPI UART interrupt parameters

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Date:	Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:30:40 -0700
From:	David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>
CC:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jslaby@...e.cz, ning.li@...el.com,
	ivan.gorinov@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mrst_max3110: fix SPI UART interrupt parameters

On 10/22/2013 12:46 PM, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
>> The change in the max3110 driver makes the IRQ handling threaded, now
>> the handler is called only once per received character. Without that
>> change, we had many (more than 100) interrupts per one received
>> character.
>>
>> Unfortunately, SFI interface does not support IRQ polarity and
>> triggering modes, so we have to keep the hacks as hard-coded device
>> names and IRQ numbers until we switch to ACPI.
>>
>> Edge-triggered IRQ still supported to keep old platforms working.
>> Use platform data to pass the irq mode argument.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Gorinov <ivan.gorinov@...el.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Li Ning <ning.li@...el.com>
>> Signed-off-by: David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>
> ...
>> +++ b/include/linux/serial_max3110.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
>> +#ifndef _LINUX_SERIAL_MAX3110_H
>> +#define _LINUX_SERIAL_MAX3110_H
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * struct plat_max3110 - MAX3110 SPI UART platform data
>> + * @irq_edge_trigger: if IRQ is edge triggered
>> + *
>> + * You should use this structure in your machine description to specify
>> + * how the MAX3110 is connected.
>> + *
>> + */
>> +struct plat_max3110 {
>> +	int irq_edge_triggered;
>> +};
>> +
>> +#endif
>> --
>
> Is just resource->flags for IRQ can be reused for handle such case?

I believe your suggestion makes perfect sense. I'll rework it.

Br, David Cohen
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