linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] irqchip: bcm2836: Use a CPU notifier enable IPIs.

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Message-ID: <87fv40lzxe.fsf@eliezer.anholt.net>
Date:	Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:23:09 -0700
From:	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] irqchip: bcm2836: Use a CPU notifier enable IPIs.

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> writes:

> On Mon, 27 Jul 2015, Eric Anholt wrote:
>> +/* Unmasks the IPI on the CPU wen it's first brought online. */
>
> when
>
>> +static int bcm2836_arm_irqchip_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *nfb,
>> +					  unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
>> +{
>> +	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
>> +	unsigned int int_reg = LOCAL_MAILBOX_INT_CONTROL0;
>> +	unsigned int mailbox = 0;
>> +
>> +	if (action == CPU_STARTING || action == CPU_STARTING_FROZEN)
>> +		bcm2836_arm_irqchip_unmask_per_cpu_irq(int_reg, mailbox, cpu);
>
> Shouldn't you mask the irq on CPU_DYING?

I was just following what other drivers were doing.  Is CPU_DYING the
only thing that needs masking?

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