linux-kernel - Re: [BUGFIX][PATCH] fix NULL pointer in ia64/irq

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Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:57:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>, rientjes@...gle.com,
	"kaneshige.kenji@...t.fujitsu.com" <kaneshige.kenji@...t.fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [BUGFIX][PATCH] fix NULL pointer in ia64/irq_chip-mask/unmask
 function

On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:23:17 +0900 KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> This patch fixes boot failure because irq_desc->mask() is NULL.
> 
> - Added mask/unmask functions to ia64's irq desc function table.
>   But I'm not sure this fix is correct or not. please review.
> 
> - rename hw_interrupt_type to irq_chip. hw_interrupt_type is old name.

Thanks.

This bug is present in mainline too, isn't it?
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