[RESENT PATCH] Don't disable irqs in set_next_event and set_mode callbacks

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Fri Nov 27 16:59:30 EST 2009


On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:31:15PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 09:38:23PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > > OK, so this should make it save for mach-nomadik/timer.c,
> > > mach-pxa/time.c and mach-sa1100/time.c.
> > > 
> > > Only mach-at91/at91rm9200_time.c and mach-at91/at91sam926x_time.c
> > > request with IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_DISABLED.
> > > So for there the right solution is to let the local_irq_save in place
> > > and add a comment that it is needed as the timer irq is shared.
> > > This hopefully stopps people copying it unnecessarily.
> > 
> > Given that the gentime code spits out warnings if its called with IRQs
> > enabled, I don't think keeping the local_irq_save() in place is worth
> > it - especially given Thomas' response.
> > 
> > We've seen such warnings on AT91 (though I don't think we got positively
> > to the bottom of it with the reporter.)  If you _do_ want to ensure that
> 
> Any pointer ?

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