linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] i2c: omap: remove omap_i2c

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Message-ID: <51C1FBC5.1030109@ti.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:17 +0300
From:	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
To:	<balbi@...com>
CC:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>, Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] i2c: omap: remove omap_i2c_isr() hw irq handler

Hi Felipe,

On 06/07/2013 10:07 PM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 09:46:08PM +0300, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
>> The omap_i2c_isr() does the irq check and schedules threaded handler if any of
>> enabled IRQs is active, but currently the I2C IRQs are enabled just once,
>> when I2C IP is enabling (transfer started) and they aren't changed after that.
>> More over, now the I2C INTC IRQ is disabled when I2C IP is idled.
>> Thus, I2C IRQs will start coming only when we want that, and there is
>> no sense to have omap_i2c_isr() anymore:
> so ? we still want to check if this device generated IRQs in hardirq
> context. What if the IRQ line is shared ?
>
Pleas see, https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2689211/
[1/5] i2c: omap: fix spurious IRQs: disable/enable IRQ at INTC when idle

It covers shared IRQ problem

Sorry, for delayed reply - I've had problems with my e-mail.

- grygorii
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