linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: aspeed: Lock GPIO pin used as IRQ

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Date:   Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:14:33 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Troy Lee <troy_lee@...eedtech.com>
Cc:     OpenBMC Maillist <openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>,
        Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/ASPEED MACHINE SUPPORT" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/ASPEED MACHINE SUPPORT" 
        <linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, leetroy@...il.com,
        ryan_chen@...eedtech.com, chiawei_wang@...eedtech.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: aspeed: Lock GPIO pin used as IRQ

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:36 AM Troy Lee <troy_lee@...eedtech.com> wrote:
>
> GPIO pins can be used as IRQ indicators. When they do,
> those pins should be flaged with locks to avoid kernel

flagged

> warning message.

...

> @@ -651,6 +651,13 @@ static int aspeed_gpio_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)

> +       rc = gpiochip_lock_as_irq(&gpio->chip, d->hwirq);
> +       if (rc) {
> +               dev_err(gpio->chip.parent, "unable to lock GPIO %lu as IRQ\n",
> +                       d->hwirq);
> +               return rc;
> +       }

It's a copy'n'paste of generic code. Why do you need it in an unusual
place, i.e. ->irq_set_type() IIUC?
Can you elaborate about an issue, because this seems to be a hack?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko