linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/24] Staging: ipack/devices/ipoctal: Store isr masks in ipoctal

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:43:46 +0200
From:	Jens Taprogge <jens.taprogge@...rogge.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Samuel Iglesias Gonsalvez <siglesias@...lia.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	industrypack-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/24] Staging: ipack/devices/ipoctal: Store isr masks in
 ipoctal_channel

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:19:17AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-09-13 at 20:49 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 08:43:12PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 02:55:29PM +0200, Samuel Iglesias Gonsalvez wrote:
> > > > From: Jens Taprogge <jens.taprogge@...rogge.org>
> > > > 
> > > > This way interrupt handling becomes independent of the channel number.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jens Taprogge <jens.taprogge@...rogge.org>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Samuel Iglesias Gonsalvez <siglesias@...lia.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > @@ -213,7 +206,7 @@ static int ipoctal_irq_handler(void *arg)
> > > >  		}
> > > >  
> > > >  		/* RX data */
> > > > -		if (isr_rx_rdy && (sr & SR_RX_READY)) {
> > > > +		if ((isr && channel->isr_rx_rdy_mask) && (sr & SR_RX_READY)) {
> > >                          ^^
> > > Bitwise AND intended here I think.
> > > 
> > 
> > Never mind.  It gets silently fixed in the next patch.
> 
> Nope, you were right the first time.
> 
> It shouldn't be silently fixed,
> 
> The best path is to rework the original patch
> to fix the misuse or the worse path is that the
> subsequent patch log should mention the fix.

I am sorry this slipped through.  The patches are already in
staging-next.  What is the best action to take now?  Should I prepare
the two patches with the issue fixed?

Best Regards,
Jens
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