linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_fsl: fix handle

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:27:46 +0100
From:   Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: 8250_fsl: fix handle_irq locking

On 27. 02. 23, 9:50, Johan Hovold wrote:
> The 8250 handle_irq callback is not just called from the interrupt
> handler but also from a timer callback when polling (e.g. for ports
> without an interrupt line). Consequently the callback must explicitly
> disable interrupts to avoid a potential deadlock with another interrupt
> in polled mode.
> 
> Fix up the two paths in the freescale callback that failed to re-enable
> interrupts when polling.

Huh.

Acked-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>

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