disable_irq() causes hang on AT91RM9200 targets?

[Ben Dooks]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:00:55AM -0600, Bill Gatliff wrote:
> Guys:
> 
> 
> Has anyone noticed that with 2.6.33-rc5 (at least) on AT91RM9200,
> disable_irq() seems to cause a lockup when the interrupt number is a
> GPIO line?  I'm calling disable_irq() from an interrupt handler on the
> same GPIO line.
> 
> I just saw this happen, and it seems to be repeatable.  Just wondering
> if this is a known issue before I start digging into it...

disable_irq_nosync(), disable_irq() has for a while waited for the IRQ
to clear before exiting. Now, guess what happens if you wait for the IRQ
to clear in the IRQ handler that is currently executing.
 
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