linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19

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Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:56:01 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:30:55 +0100
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:

> - IRQ happens
> - kernel handler runs and masks the chip irq, which removes the IRQ
> request

IRQ is shared with the disk driver, box dead. Plus if this is like the
uio crap in -mm its full of security holes.
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