Re: [PATCH] i801_smbus: clear SMBALERT status bit and disable SMBALERT interrupt

From: Wolfram Sang
Date: Wed Aug 14 2019 - 12:15:19 EST


On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 10:40:34AM +0800, lingyxu wrote:
> From: Lingyan Xu <lingyan.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In current i801 driver, SMBALERT interrupt is allowed
> (Slave Command Register bit2 is 0).
> But these is no handler for SMBALERT interrupt in i801_isr,
> if there is SMBALERT interrupt asserted and deasserted,
> i801 will have an irq flood for the related status bit is setted.
>
> So SMBALERT interrupt handler is needed, and also, SMBALERT interrupt
> will be generated from time to time if slave chip have some fault.
> So disable SMBALERT interrupt is also needed.
>
> About the solution,
> please see http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1581967.pdf
> Page632 P640 for more.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lingyan Xu <lingyan.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Jean, this seems important if it fixes an interrupt flood. Can you
review, please?

> ---
> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
> index f295693..033bafe 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
> @@ -661,9 +661,11 @@ static irqreturn_t i801_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
> * Clear irq sources and report transaction result.
> * ->status must be cleared before the next transaction is started.
> */
> +
> + outb_p(status, SMBHSTSTS(priv));
> +
> status &= SMBHSTSTS_INTR | STATUS_ERROR_FLAGS;
> if (status) {
> - outb_p(status, SMBHSTSTS(priv));
> priv->status = status;
> wake_up(&priv->waitq);
> }
> @@ -1810,6 +1812,9 @@ static int i801_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
> /* Default timeout in interrupt mode: 200 ms */
> priv->adapter.timeout = HZ / 5;
>
> + /* Disable SMBALERT interrupt */
> + outb_p(inb_p(SMBSLVCMD(priv)) | BIT(2), SMBSLVCMD(priv));
> +
> if (dev->irq == IRQ_NOTCONNECTED)
> priv->features &= ~FEATURE_IRQ;
>
> --
> 1.7.1
>

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