linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 26/30] Documentation: gpio: mention generic_handle_irq

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdb1-KH1L-ZPqzf7Y33wUeFSNvfjnRt6-YM0zxgW_4Y39w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:40:17 +0100
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>
Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>, Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>, 
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, 
	linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>, 
	Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@...ileye.com>, 
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>, Tawfik Bayouk <tawfik.bayouk@...ileye.com>, 
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 26/30] Documentation: gpio: mention generic_handle_irq_safe()

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 12:28 PM Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com> wrote:

> generic_handle_irq() must be called from a no-IRQ context. Documentation
> advices on using a fake raw lock to call generic_handle_irq() from any
> context.
>
> Since 509853f9e1e7 ("genirq: Provide generic_handle_irq_safe()"), a
> better alternative is available.
>
> To: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
> To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
I leave this one off from my branch, Bartosz can apply it separately.

Yours,
Linus Walleij