[PATCH v2 0/2] OMAP3+/4+ PRM: fix of_irq_get() result checks

Sergei Shtylyov sergei.shtylyov at cogentembedded.com
Mon Aug 7 10:26:21 PDT 2017


On 08/06/2017 10:38 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> Here's the set of 2 patches against the 'omap-for-v4.13/fixes' branch of Tony
>>> Lingren's 'linux-omap.git' repo.  I'm  fixing of_irq_get() DT API result
>>> checks.
>>>
>>> [1/2] ARM: OMAP3+: PRM: fix of_irq_get() result check
>>> [2/2] ARM: OMAP4+: PRM: fix of_irq_get() result checks
>>
>> What IRQ domain did you consider? In case of STRICT the mapping will
>> be 1:1 and 0 is _valid_ IRQ number for hwirq.
>> 0 in Linux kernel IRQ numbering often means NO_IRQ. But there might be
>> exceptions.
>>
>> So, it would be nice to see if there is a problem on certain platform
>> if the patch is not applied, or is it problem on OF IRQ code, or
>> wrong interpratation of 0?
> 
> Okay, I have looked into OF code and it seems always allocating

    Heh, I was going to send you down the of_irq_get()'s call chains -- it 
became obvious to me that 0 is a "bad IRQ" indication from looking at 
irq_create_fwspec_mapping()...

> descriptors where numbering starts from 1 (see hint variable deep in
> the code).

    In kernel/irq/irqdomain.c::irq_domain_alloc_descs(), you mean?
I haven't plunged so deep. :-) But it's hardly an OF code, IIRC...

> This series is a good fix.

    Thank you (especially for spending your Sunday time)! :-)

MBR, Sergei



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