Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 3/4] mfd: max77693: Do not enforce (incorrect) interrupt trigger type

From: Lee Jones
Date: Tue Sep 28 2021 - 05:53:07 EST


On Wed, 02 Jun 2021, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
65;6402;1c
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Interrupt line can be configured on different hardware in different way,
> even inverted. Therefore driver should not enforce specific trigger
> type - edge falling - but instead rely on Devicetree to configure it.
>
> The Maxim 77693 datasheet describes the interrupt line as active low
> with a requirement of acknowledge from the CPU therefore the edge
> falling is not correct.
>
> The interrupt line is shared between PMIC and RTC driver, so using level
> sensitive interrupt is here especially important to avoid races. With
> an edge configuration in case if first PMIC signals interrupt followed
> shortly after by the RTC, the interrupt might not be yet cleared/acked
> thus the second one would not be noticed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
>
> Changes since v1:
> 1. Add ack.
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/max77693.txt | 2 +-
> drivers/mfd/max77693.c | 12 ++++--------
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

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