linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH LINUX v3 08/10] tty: xuartps: Move RX path into helper function

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Message-ID: <20151205214921.GN4900@xsjsorenbubuntu>
Date:	Sat, 5 Dec 2015 13:49:21 -0800
From:	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
To:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
CC:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	<linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH LINUX v3 08/10] tty: xuartps: Move RX path into helper
 function

On Sat, 2015-12-05 at 12:40PM -0500, Peter Hurley wrote:
> On 11/21/2015 09:59 PM, Soren Brinkmann wrote:
> > Move RX-related IRQ handling into a helper function.
> Fixes a problem where every char received after a parity or frame error
> in the current isr will also be tagged as a parity or frame error.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>

Thanks. I'll add your text to the commit message.

> 
> NB: the sysrq problem in cdns_uart_isr() with needing to drop the
> locks is because cdns_uart_console_write() tries to take the port->lock.
> The 8250 driver handles this problem by not trying to take the
> port->lock if port->sysrq is non-zero. See serial8250_console_write().

I'll look into this. I'll see if I can include that in the next
iteration of this series or do it later.

	Thanks,
	Sören
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