Re: [PATCH 1/1] 8250_kgdb driver reworked

From: Alan Cox (alan_at_lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: 09/01/05

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    To: Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
    Date:	Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:57:54 +0100
    
    

    > +static irqreturn_t
    > +kgdb8250_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
    > +{
    > + char iir;
    > +
    > + if (irq != KGDB8250_IRQ)
    > + return IRQ_NONE;

    How can this occur - you gave the IRQ number in the register_irq. WHy
    test for it, and if it occurs why not BUG()

    > + /*
    > + * If there is some other CPU in KGDB then this is a
    > + * spurious interrupt. so return without even checking a byte
    > + */
    > + if (atomic_read(&debugger_active))
    > + return IRQ_NONE;
    > +

    Shared IRQ -> hung box.

    Also lose the ugly confusing macros like CURRENTPORT please to follow
    kernel style better. In fact why not keep a pointer to the 'current'
    uart to get tighter code too ?

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