linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] irq: Rework IRQF_NO

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1407251552160.23352@nanos>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:55:02 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] irq: Rework IRQF_NO_SUSPENDED

On Fri, 25 Jul 2014, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> If the face of your remark about the level-triggered interrupts that's all moot.

It's not only level. That you notice right away.

But for edge you lose the edge and some devices will wait forever that
their irq is handled. Not fun to debug :)

Thanks,

	tglx
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