Re: [PATCH v2] usb: ohci: Prevent missed ohci interrupts

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On 4/24/24 15:30, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 12:59:51PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> Testing ohci functionality with qemu's pci-ohci emulation often results
>> in ohci interface stalls, resulting in hung task timeouts.
>>
>> The problem is caused by lost interrupts between the emulation and the
>> Linux kernel code. Additional interrupts raised while the ohci interrupt
>> handler in Linux is running and before the handler clears the interrupt
>> status are not handled. The fix for a similar problem in ehci suggests
>> that the problem is likely caused by edge-triggered MSI interrupts. See
>> commit 0b60557230ad ("usb: ehci: Prevent missed ehci interrupts with
>> edge-triggered MSI") for details.
>>
>> Ensure that the ohci interrupt code handles all pending interrupts before
>> returning to solve the problem.
>>
>> Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
>> Fixes: 306c54d0edb6 ("usb: hcd: Try MSI interrupts on PCI devices")
>> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
>> ---
>> v2: Only repeat if the interface is still active
> 
> Reviewed-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
> 
> Greg might insist that the patch be CC'ed to stable@vger.kernel.org since
> it contains a Fixes: tag.
> 

Sure, I'll be happy to send v3 and add it if he wants me to do that.
I never know if I should add it myself or if this is supposed to be
a maintainer privilege.

Thanks,
Guenter