Re: [PATCH] irq: call also chip->irq_mask from irq_disable

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 14 Sep 2011, Tero Kristo wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-09-14 at 18:04 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > What are you trying to solve ?
> 
> I was seeing a hang with a chain handler implementation that was caused
> by this delayed disable implementation, I am using a generic chip with
> irq_mask / irq_unmask. Adding this patch to the kernel fixed the hang in
> this case. There might be something wrong in my implementation of the
> chain handler itself, I'll take a look at it again and try to figure out
> another way to avoid it. I have another idea I can pursue, and based on
> some initial testing it actually seems to be working.

chained handlers are not subject to disable/enable_irq usually. Care
to share the code ?

Thanks,

	tglx
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/