linux-kernel - Re: [patch 5/7] genirq: Sanitize state handling in check_irq

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Date:   Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:46:51 +0000
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>,
        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 5/7] genirq: Sanitize state handling in check_irq_resend()

On 2020-03-06 13:03, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The code sets IRQS_REPLAY unconditionally whether the resend happens or
> not. That doesn't have bad side effects right now, but inconsistent 
> state
> is always a latent source of problems.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>

         M.
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