linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] xen: clear IRQ_NOAUTOEN and IRQ

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Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:34:52 +0100
From:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
To:	Julien Grall <julien.grall@...aro.org>
CC:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	"patches@...aro.org" <patches@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] xen: clear IRQ_NOAUTOEN and IRQ_NOREQUEST

Konrad, are you going to take care of this patch (assuming that you are
OK with it)?

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Julien Grall wrote:
> Reset the IRQ_NOAUTOEN and IRQ_NOREQUEST flags that are enabled by
> default on ARM. If IRQ_NOAUTOEN is set, __setup_irq doesn't call
> irq_startup, that is responsible for calling irq_unmask at startup time.
> As a result event channels remain masked.
> 
> The clear is already made in bind_evtchn_to_irq with commit a8636c0 but was
> missing on all others bind_*_to_irq. Move the clear in xen_irq_info_common_init.
> 
> On x86, IRQ_NOAUTOEN and IRQ_NOREQUEST are cleared by default, so this commit
> doesn't impact this architecture.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <julien.grall@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>


>  Changes since v1:
>    - Specify this commit will not impact x86 in the comment
>    - Clear flag directly in xen_irq_info_common_init, this function is
>    called by all bind_*_to_irq
> 
>  drivers/xen/events.c |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
> index d8cc812..6a6bbe4 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/events.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
> @@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ static void xen_irq_info_common_init(struct irq_info *info,
>  	info->cpu = cpu;
>  
>  	evtchn_to_irq[evtchn] = irq;
> +
> +	irq_clear_status_flags(irq, IRQ_NOREQUEST|IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
>  }
>  
>  static void xen_irq_info_evtchn_init(unsigned irq,
> @@ -874,7 +876,6 @@ int bind_evtchn_to_irq(unsigned int evtchn)
>  		struct irq_info *info = info_for_irq(irq);
>  		WARN_ON(info == NULL || info->type != IRQT_EVTCHN);
>  	}
> -	irq_clear_status_flags(irq, IRQ_NOREQUEST|IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
>  
>  out:
>  	mutex_unlock(&irq_mapping_update_lock);
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 
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