| Date | Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:30:55 +0100 | From | Hannes Reinecke <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 07/71] ncr5380: Split NCR5380_init() into two functions |
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On 11/18/2015 09:35 AM, Finn Thain wrote: > This patch splits the NCR5380_init() function into two parts, similar > to the scheme used with atari_NCR5380.c. This avoids two problems. > > Firstly, NCR5380_init() may perform a bus reset, which would cause the > chip to assert IRQ. The chip is unable to mask its bus reset interrupt. > Drivers can't call request_irq() before calling NCR5380_init(), because > initialization must happen before the interrupt handler executes. If > driver initialization causes an interrupt it may be problematic on some > platforms. To avoid that, first move the bus reset code into > NCR5380_maybe_reset_bus(). > > Secondly, NCR5380_init() contains some board-specific interrupt setup code > for the NCR53C400 that does not belong in the core driver. In moving this > code, better not re-order interrupt initialization and bus reset. Again, > the solution is to move the bus reset code into NCR5380_maybe_reset_bus(). > > Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au> > Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>
Cheers,
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