netdev - Re: [patch (take 2)] genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers

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Date:	Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:07:55 +0200
From:	"Marcin Ślusarz" <marcin.slusarz@...il.com>
To:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"Jarek Poplawski" <jarkao2@...pl>,
	"Gabriel C" <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Jean-Baptiste Vignaud" <vignaud@...dmail.fr>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	shemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-net <linux-net@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [patch (take 2)] genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers

2007/8/6, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>:
>
> * Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl> wrote:
>
> > Subject: genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers
> >
> > After the "genirq: do not mask interrupts by default" patch interrupts
> > should be disabled not immediately upon request, but after they
> > happen. But, handle_simple_irq() and handle_fasteoi_irq() can skip
> > this once or more if an irq is just serviced (IRQ_INPROGRESS),
> > possibly disrupting a driver's work.
>
> nice fix. I think this is exactly the type of bug we were hoping to be
> able to identify and fix, and it could explain the regression in its
> entirety. The big question - does it fix Marcin's regression?
I'll try this patch tomorrow.

Marcin
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