linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] ide: don't enable/disable interrupts in force threaded-IRQ mode

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Date:   Fri, 04 May 2018 13:39:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     bigeasy@...utronix.de
Cc:     linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] ide: don't enable/disable interrupts in force
 threaded-IRQ mode

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Date: Fri,  4 May 2018 16:24:46 +0200

> The interrupts are enabled/disabled so the interrupt handler can run
> with enabled interrupts while serving the interrupt and not lose other
> interrupts especially the timer tick.
> If the system runs with force-threaded interrupts then there is no need
> to enable the interrupts.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>