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Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:36:31 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/17] [m68k] IRQ: add handle_polled_irq() for timer based
 soft interrupts

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com> wrote:
> [PATCH 09/17] [m68k] IRQ: add handle_polled_irq() for timer based soft interrupts -
>         experimental hack to avoid unhandled interrupt timer to fire
>         on EtherNEC/NetUSBee cards that have no hardware interrupt
>         and need to be polled from a timer
>
> This patch adds a special 'polled interrupt' handler for timer based software interrupts.

Adding Thomas and lkml.

> handle_simple_irq() will respond to excessive unhandled interrupts (as are expected for a
> polling timer interrupt) by disabling the apparently unhandled interrupt source.
>
> handle_polled_irq() prevents this by setting the IRQS_POLL_INPROGRESS flag which will cause
> the unhandled interrupt events to be ignored.
>
> This is a temporary hack to allow timer based polling of the Atari ROM port network and USB
> cards only. Suggestions on how to properly handle this in the normal interrupt framework are
> most welcome.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitz@...ian.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/irq.h |    1 +
>  kernel/irq/chip.c   |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
> index fdf2c4a..39bfcff 100644
> --- a/include/linux/irq.h
> +++ b/include/linux/irq.h
> @@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ extern void handle_fasteoi_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_edge_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_edge_eoi_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_simple_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
> +extern void handle_polled_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_percpu_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_percpu_devid_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
>  extern void handle_bad_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
> diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> index 3aca9f2..ae7ef4d 100644
> --- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
> +++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> @@ -339,6 +339,42 @@ out_unlock:
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(handle_simple_irq);
>
> +/**
> + *     handle_polled_irq - Simple and software-decoded IRQs.
> + *     @irq:   the interrupt number
> + *     @desc:  the interrupt description structure for this irq
> + *
> + *     Polled interrupts are sent from a demultiplexing software interrupt
> + *     handler, where no interrupt hardware control is necessary.
> + */
> +void
> +handle_polled_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
> +{
> +       raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
> +
> +       if (unlikely(irqd_irq_inprogress(&desc->irq_data)))
> +               if (!irq_check_poll(desc))
> +                       goto out_unlock;
> +
> +       desc->istate &= ~(IRQS_REPLAY | IRQS_WAITING);
> +       kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);
> +
> +       if (unlikely(!desc->action || irqd_irq_disabled(&desc->irq_data))) {
> +               desc->istate |= IRQS_PENDING;
> +               goto out_unlock;
> +       }
> +
> +       desc->istate |= IRQS_POLL_INPROGRESS;
> +
> +       handle_irq_event(desc);
> +
> +       desc->istate &= ~(IRQS_POLL_INPROGRESS);
> +
> +out_unlock:
> +       raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(handle_polled_irq);
> +
>  /*
>   * Called unconditionally from handle_level_irq() and only for oneshot
>   * interrupts from handle_fasteoi_irq()
> --
> 1.7.0.4

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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