linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] alim15x3: move irq-restore before pci_dev

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Message-Id: <20180504.133733.2169628934964033284.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 04 May 2018 13:37:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     bigeasy@...utronix.de
Cc:     linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] alim15x3: move irq-restore before pci_dev_put()

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Date: Fri,  4 May 2018 16:24:43 +0200

> init_chipset_ali15x3() initializes the chipset during init with disabled
> interrupts. There is no need to keep the interrupts disabled during
> pci_dev_put().
> Move the irq-restore before pci_dev_put() is invoked.
> 
> Side note: The same init is performed in
> drivers/ata/pata_ali.c::ali_init_chipset() without disabled interrupts.
> It looks that the same hardware is supported in the ATA land. Would it
> make sense to remove this driver since it is supported in the other
> subsystem?
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>