linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] i2c: uniphier-f: fix race condition when IRQ is cleared

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Date:   Sun, 28 Oct 2018 22:08:03 +0000
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] i2c: uniphier-f: fix race condition when IRQ is
 cleared

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:01:49PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> The current IRQ handler clears all the IRQ status bits when it bails
> out. This is dangerous because it might clear away the status bits
> that have just been set while processing the current handler. If this
> happens, the IRQ event for the latest transfer is lost forever.
> 
> The IRQ status bits must be cleared *before* the next transfer is
> kicked.
> 
> Fixes: 6a62974b667f ("i2c: uniphier_f: add UniPhier FIFO-builtin I2C driver")
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>

Applied to for-next, thanks!


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