linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] irqchip: gicv3-its: add support for power down

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Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:23:00 +0000
From:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:	Yun Wu <wuyun.wu@...wei.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"jason@...edaemon.net" <jason@...edaemon.net>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] irqchip: gicv3-its: add support for power down

On 30/01/15 07:46, Yun Wu wrote:
> Configurations of an ITS cannot be changed if the ITS is in an
> active status, so it might not be safe to perform a soft reboot
> with all the active ITSes un-disabled, etc. kexec.
> 
> This patch will make sure all the active ITSes disabled before
> enabling them again without resetting ITS hardware.

And what happens if the kernel crashes or gets rebooted from a watchdog?
Or if the bootloader messes things up? The ITS is in an unknown state
when we start again.

Wouldn't it be better to address this instead? Enforcing an safe initial
state seems a better solution that relying on mechanisms that may not be
relevant for all cases.

Thanks,

	M.
-- 
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