linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] irqchip: add Broadcom BCM7120-style Level 2 interrupt controller

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Date:	Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:39:40 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jason@...edaemon.net,
	computersforpeace@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] irqchip: add Broadcom BCM7120-style Level 2 interrupt
 controller

On 09/03/2014 05:18 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2014, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> +static void bcm7120_l2_intc_irq_handle(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
>> +{
>> +	struct bcm7120_l2_intc_data *b = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
>> +	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
>> +	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = irq_get_domain_generic_chip(b->domain, 0);
>> +	u32 status;
>> +
>> +	chained_irq_enter(chip, desc);
>> +
>> +	irq_gc_lock(gc);
>> +	status = __raw_readl(b->base + IRQSTAT);
>> +	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
> 
> Why do you need locking around the status read out?

I was worried about potential concurrency issues, but I suppose that
this is just extra carefulness that brings nothing.

> 
>> +	for (irq = 0; irq < num_parent_irqs; irq++) {
>> +		ret = bcm7120_l2_intc_init_one(dn, data, irq, map_mask);
>> +		if (ret)
>> +			continue;
> 
> What's the exact purpose of this "if (ret)" construct?

It's pretty much useless the way it is now, I will rework that.

Thanks for the review!
--
Florian
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