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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][KVM][PATCH 1/1] kvm:ppc:booke-64: soft-disable interrupts
Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 07:49:40 +1000
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On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 22:12 +0800, Kevin Hao wrote:
> So I would assume you will not pick up these two patches, right?
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/235530/
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/235532/
> 
> Anyway it is more easier to enable the external proxy by using this method.
> But if you insist, I can respin a patch to use the method you suggested
> since it will definitely reduce the window where the irq is hard disabled.

I would keep the EE_EDGE bit definition. I have no objection to a gradual
approach however for the other one where we apply it as is now to enable
coreint while you do a rework to make it better :-)

Cheers,
Ben.