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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
	linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] pmac_zilog: fix unexpected irq
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:30:06 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1322440206.23348.35.camel@pasglop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1111250207040.6314@nippy.intranet>


> Removing ifdefs makes the changes more invasive and the suspend/resume 
> code then has to be addressed, which I've avoided.
> 
> The suspend/resume code path can't be tested on m68k macs and the common 
> code paths I can't easily test on a powermac.
> 
> This patch should not be needed because the chip reset shouldn't leave the 
> tx and rx interrupts enabled. Those interrupts are explicitly enabled only 
> after request_irq(), so patching the master interrupt enable behaviour 
> should be redundant. But that's not the case in practice.
> 
> The chip reset code is already messy. I was inclined towards ifdefs and 
> reluctant to share more code after practical experience suggested possible 
> differences in the SCC/ESCC devices.
> 
> I guess I was hoping that the powermac maintainers might prefer ifdefs to 
> increased risk of destabilising the driver on powermacs...
> 
> But a more invasive patch would make for better code. I will see if I can 
> borrow a suitable PCI PowerMac.

Please do the more invasive patch, I'll beat it up on powermacs.

Cheers,
Ben.

  reply	other threads:[~2011-11-28  0:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20111023141108.856998818@telegraphics.com.au>
2011-10-23 14:11 ` [PATCH 01/16] pmac_zilog: fix unexpected irq Finn Thain
2011-11-24 14:34   ` Finn Thain
2011-11-24 14:56     ` Alan Cox
2011-11-24 20:41       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-11-25  3:15       ` Finn Thain
2011-11-28  0:30         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2011-11-24 15:28     ` David Laight
2011-11-24 20:43       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-06 15:13   ` [PATCH 01/16 v2] " Finn Thain
2011-12-06 15:27     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-07  1:26       ` Finn Thain
2011-12-06 15:39     ` Alan Cox
2011-12-07  3:49     ` [PATCH 01/16 v3] " Finn Thain
2011-12-08  3:17       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-08  4:20       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-08  4:30         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-08 11:26           ` Finn Thain
2011-12-08 11:54             ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-12-08 19:44             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-11 23:48             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-11 23:55               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-12 13:34               ` Finn Thain
2011-12-12 20:06                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-12-13  1:24                   ` Finn Thain

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