On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 6:11 PM Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 at 13:00, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Commit 3e9efc3299dd ("i2c: aspeed: Handle master/slave combined irq events
> > properly") moved interrupt acknowledgment to the end of the interrupt
> > handler. In part this was done because the AST2500 datasheet says:
> >
> > I2CD10 Interrupt Status Register
> > bit 2 Receive Done Interrupt status
> > S/W needs to clear this status bit to allow next data receiving.
> >
> > Acknowledging Receive Done before receive data was handled resulted in
> > receive errors on high speed I2C busses.
> >
> > However, interrupt acknowledgment was not only moved to the end of the
> > interrupt handler for Receive Done Interrupt status, but for all interrupt
> > status bits. This could result in race conditions if a second interrupt was
> > received during interrupt handling and not handled but still acknowledged
> > at the end of the interrupt handler.
> >
> > Acknowledge only "Receive Done Interrupt status" late in the interrupt
> > handler to solve the problem.
> >
> > Fixes: 3e9efc3299dd ("i2c: aspeed: Handle master/slave combined irq events properly")
> > Cc: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks for getting to the bottom of this Guenter. I gave it a spin on
> Romulus (ast2500) and Palmetto (ast2400) without issue.
>
> Tested-by: Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx>
>
Nice work! Thanks!
Acked-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@xxxxxxxxxx>
