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Date:	Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:28:14 -0400
From:	Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kristian Høgsberg <krh@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: conditionally log busReset interrupts

On Monday 07 April 2008 04:33:35 pm Stefan Richter wrote:
> Add a debug option to watch bus reset interrupt events.  Half of this
> patch is taken from Jarod Wilson's first version of the JMicron fix.
> 
> BusReset interrupts are only generated if the respective module
> parameter flag was set before the controller is being initialized.  We
> keep this event masked otherwise to reduce IRQ load in normal operation
> and to avoid potential problems with buggy chips.
> 
> Note, this is unlike the other IRQ events whose logging can be enabled
> any time after chip initialization.  This and the influence on what
> interrupts the chip generates is why I added an extra flag for it.
> 
> Also, reorder the debug parameter flags according to their perceived
> usefulness.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
> ---

Indeed, after discussing, this looks much safer.

Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com>


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