linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: Improve the kernel-doc of iio_trigger

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:16:57 +0100
From:   Mehdi Djait <mehdi.djait.k@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     jic23@...nel.org, lars@...afoo.de, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: Improve the kernel-doc of iio_trigger_poll

Hello Andy, 

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 12:50:06AM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 07:00:38PM +0100, Mehdi Djait wrote:
> > Move the kernel-doc of the function to industrialio-trigger.c
> > Add a note on the context where the function is expected to be called.
> 
> ...
> 
> > + * This function needs to be called from an interrupt context.
> 
> > - * Typically called in relevant hardware interrupt handler.
> 
> These are not equivalent. Can you explain in the commit message why we move
> from hardware to any interrupt context?

I read the definition of handle_irq_desc more carefully and [1]. I will
change it to hard IRQ context. 

I got confused by the kernel-docs under /kernel/irq/irqdesc.c as it states
that the function must be called from an IRQ context for generic_handle_irq 
but explicitly states hard IRQ context for another funtion. 

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/1346922337-17088-1-git-send-email-lars@metafoo.de/

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Kind Regards
Mehdi Djait