linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] genirq: Skip chained interrupt trigger configuration if type is IRQ_TYPE

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Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:22:10 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] genirq: Skip chained interrupt trigger configuration if
 type is IRQ_TYPE_NONE

Hi Marc,

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com> wrote:
> There is no point in trying to configure the trigger of a chained
> interrupt if no trigger information has been configured. At best
> this is ignored, and at the worse this confuses the underlying
> irqchip (which is likely not to handle such a thing), and
> unnecessarily alarms the user.
>
> Only apply the configuration if type is not IRQ_TYPE_NONE.

Thanks!

> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Fixes: 1e12c4a9393b ("genirq: Correctly configure the trigger on chained interrupts")
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAMuHMdVW1eTn20=EtYcJ8hkVwohaSuH_yQXrY2MGBEvZ8fpFOg@mail.gmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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