linux-kernel - Re: sharing interrupt between PCI device

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:01:47 +0530
From:	"Nobin Mathew" <nobin.mathew@...il.com>
To:	"Grant Grundler" <grundler@...isc-linux.org>
Cc:	"Jiri Slaby" <jirislaby@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, "Robert Hancock" <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Peter Zijlstra" <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: sharing interrupt between PCI device

Yes USB Virtual Controller has input devices like keyboard and mouse
(routed through hpilo card (remote console)), so those things stops
working when we remove hpilo driver.

Thanks
Nobin Mathew

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
>
> * Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org> wrote:
>
>> [+ingo - question for you about disable_irq() below]
>
>> The same problem exists with disable_irq() : only takes a global
>> IRQ# and no additional identifying information to prevent disabling
>> a shared IRQ. So I'm not sure if this is a bug with ACPI or design
>> flaw in generic IRQ APIs.  Ingo?
>
> that's how disable_irq() always worked: it disables all handlers on
> that IRQ#. If the IRQ# is shared, it disables all handlers.
>
>        Ingo
>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/