Re: [PATCH] rtc-dev: stop periodic interrupts on device release

[Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it>]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:41:36 +0200
Tomáš Janoušek <tomi@nomi.cz> wrote:

> 
> From: Tomas Janousek <tomi@nomi.cz>
> Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:23:36 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] rtc-dev: stop periodic interrupts on device release
> 
> Solves http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11127
> 
> The old rtc.c driver did it and some drivers (like rtc-sh) do it in their
> release function, though they should not -- because they should provide the
> irq_set_state op and the rtc framework itself should care about it. This patch
> makes it do so.
> 
> I am aware that some drivers, like rtc-sh, handle userspace PIE sets in their
> ioctl op (instead of having the framework call the op), exporting the
> irq_set_state op at the same time. The logic in rtc_irq_set_state should make
> sure it doesn't matter and the driver should not need to care stopping periodic
> interrupts in its release routine any more.
> 
> The correct way, in my opinion, should be this:
> 1) The driver provides the irq_set_state op and does not care closing the
>    interrupts in its release op.
> 2) If the driver does not provide the op and handles PIE in the ioctl op, it's
>    reponsible for closing them in its release op.
> 3) Something similar for other IRQs, like UIE -- if there's no in-kernel API
>    like irq_set_state, handle it in ioctl and release ops. The framework will
>    be responsible either for everything or for nothing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Janousek <tomi@nomi.cz>
> Acked-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>

 ok, that's fair.

 Acked-by: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>

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