linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: ocores: use request_any_context

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Message-ID: <875zmp5lvq.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk>
Date:   Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:13:13 +0200
From:   Peter Korsgaard <peter@...sgaard.com>
To:     Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...n.ch>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: ocores: use request_any_context_irq() to register IRQ handler

>>>>> "Federico" == Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...n.ch> writes:

 > The i2c-ocores device is an HDL component that get instantiated in FPGA.
 > The software stack used to drive an FPGA can be very different, and the
 > i2c-ocore ip-core must work in different context. With respect to this
 > patch the IRQ controller behind this device, and its driver, can have
 > different implementations (nested threads). For this reason, it is safer
 > to use `request_any_context_irq()` to avoid errors at probe time.

 > Signed-off-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@...sgaard.com>

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard