linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] serial: fsl_lpuart: don't restore interrupt state in ISR

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Date:   Wed, 12 May 2021 11:25:33 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
Cc:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Angelo Dureghello <angelo.dureghello@...esys.com>,
        Fugang Duan <fugang.duan@....com>,
        Philippe Schenker <philippe.schenker@...adex.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] serial: fsl_lpuart: don't restore interrupt state in
 ISR

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:01:43PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:
> Since commit 81e2073c175b ("genirq: Disable interrupts for force
> threaded handlers") interrupt handlers that are not explicitly requested
> as threaded are always called with interrupts disabled and there is no
> need to save the interrupt state when taking the port lock.

Since you've copied the above words verbatim from commit 75f4e830fa9c
("serial: do not restore interrupt state in sysrq helper") I'd expect
you to use quotes or at least refer to the commit you copied the
rationale from.

> This is a preparation for sysrq handling which uses
> uart_unlock_and_check_sysrq();

Johan