linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty:serial:imx: use spin_lock instead of spin_lock

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Date:   Mon, 1 Oct 2018 10:52:12 +0200
From:   Uwe Kleine-König 
        <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:     jun qian <hangdianqj@....com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Barry song <21cnbao@...il.com>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty:serial:imx: use spin_lock instead of
 spin_lock_irqsave in isr

Hello,

On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 07:49:04AM -0700, jun qian wrote:
> Before the program enters the uart ISR, the local interrupt has been
> disabled by the system, so it's not appropriate to use spin_lock_irqsave
> interface in the ISR.

"not appropriate" is a bit strong. It's not as optimal as it could be
though, yes.

The change is fine,

Acked-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>

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