linuxppc_2_4_devel patch for enable_irq()
benh at kernel.crashing.org
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Feb 1 11:26:51 EST 2002
> disable_irq() and enable_irq() do use the depth field to determine when
> to actually re-enable the irq. If enable_irq() is called from within
> the irq handling path then interrupts for that irq may be enabled even
> though the irq handling path thinks that it has disabled them.
>
> I encountered the problem while stress testing an ethernet driver
> error path.
Good catch, I'll see how this can be fixed generically.
Thanks,
Ben.
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