Re: [patch 01/38] mips; Convert alchemy to new irq chip functions

[Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Fix the deadlock in set_type() while at it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/mips/alchemy/common/irq.c     |   98 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/bcsr.c |   18 +++---
>  2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)

Tested on the db1200, works fine.

I'm curious though: could you please elaborate on where the deadlock came from?
Is it not safe to call set_irq_type() at all times?

Thanks!
        Manuel Lauss