linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v1 1/3] ARM: Add irq disabled version of soft

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Date:	Sat, 22 Feb 2014 10:26:17 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, Robin Holt <holt@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v1 1/3] ARM: Add irq disabled version of
	soft_restart.

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 05:52:07PM -0800, Sebastian Capella wrote:
> From: Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>
> 
> This adds the ability to run soft_restart with local_irq/fiq_disable
> already called. This is helpful for the hibernation code paths.

I'd rather keep this simple.  There's no problem with calling soft_restart
with interrupts already disabled.  local_irq_disable()/local_fiq_disable()
there should be harmless.

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