Re: [patch (take 2)] genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers

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* Jarek Poplawski <[email protected]> wrote:

> Subject: genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers
> 
> After the "genirq: do not mask interrupts by default" patch interrupts 
> should be disabled not immediately upon request, but after they 
> happen. But, handle_simple_irq() and handle_fasteoi_irq() can skip 
> this once or more if an irq is just serviced (IRQ_INPROGRESS), 
> possibly disrupting a driver's work.

nice fix. I think this is exactly the type of bug we were hoping to be 
able to identify and fix, and it could explain the regression in its 
entirety. The big question - does it fix Marcin's regression?

	Ingo
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