linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before free

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Message-Id: <165269821264.15644.13660458221076598095.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 16 May 2022 10:50:12 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     CGEL <cgel.zte@...il.com>
Cc:     sgoutham@...vell.com, gakula@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com,
        hkelam@...vell.com, davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chi.minghao@....com.cn,
        zealci@....com.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before
 free_irq()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri, 13 May 2022 08:19:18 +0000 you wrote:
> From: Minghao Chi <chi.minghao@....com.cn>
> 
> Calling synchronize_irq() right before free_irq() is quite useless. On one
> hand the IRQ can easily fire again before free_irq() is entered, on the
> other hand free_irq() itself calls synchronize_irq() internally (in a race
> condition free way), before any state associated with the IRQ is freed.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - octeontx2-pf: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before free_irq()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d887ae3247e0

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