linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] irqchip/bcm2836: Prevent spurious interrupts

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Date:   Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:52:08 -0700
From:   Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] irqchip/bcm2836: Prevent spurious interrupts

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> writes:

> On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Eric Anholt wrote:
>
>> From: Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
>> 
>> The old arch-specific IRQ macros included a dsb to ensure the
>> write to clear the mailbox interrupt completed before returning
>> from the interrupt. The BCM2836 irqchip driver needs the same
>> precaution to avoid spurious interrupts.
>
> This is missing a fixes tag. I have no idea when that problem was
> introduced, so I have no way to decide whether this needs to be tagged
> stable or not.

This code has been there since introduction of the driver, so:

Fixes: 1a15aaa998dc ("irqchip: Add bcm2836 interrupt controller for Raspberry Pi 2")