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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl index 1448b33fd22..fb10fd08c05 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ </authorgroup> <copyright> - <year>2005-2006</year> + <year>2005-2010</year> <holder>Thomas Gleixner</holder> </copyright> <copyright> @@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ <listitem><para>Edge type</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Simple type</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> + During the implementation we identified another type: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Fast EOI type</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> In the SMP world of the __do_IRQ() super-handler another type was identified: <itemizedlist> @@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ is still available. This leads to a kind of duality for the time being. Over time the new model should be used in more and more architectures, as it enables smaller and cleaner IRQ subsystems. + It's deprecated for three years now and about to be removed. </para> </chapter> <chapter id="bugs"> @@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>handle_level_irq</para></listitem> <listitem><para>handle_edge_irq</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>handle_fasteoi_irq</para></listitem> <listitem><para>handle_simple_irq</para></listitem> <listitem><para>handle_percpu_irq</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -233,33 +239,33 @@ are used by the default flow implementations. The following helper functions are implemented (simplified excerpt): <programlisting> -default_enable(irq) +default_enable(struct irq_data *data) { - desc->chip->unmask(irq); + desc->chip->irq_unmask(data); } -default_disable(irq) +default_disable(struct irq_data *data) { - if (!delay_disable(irq)) - desc->chip->mask(irq); + if (!delay_disable(data)) + desc->chip->irq_mask(data); } -default_ack(irq) +default_ack(struct irq_data *data) { - chip->ack(irq); + chip->irq_ack(data); } -default_mask_ack(irq) +default_mask_ack(struct irq_data *data) { - if (chip->mask_ack) { - chip->mask_ack(irq); + if (chip->irq_mask_ack) { + chip->irq_mask_ack(data); } else { - chip->mask(irq); - chip->ack(irq); + chip->irq_mask(data); + chip->irq_ack(data); } } -noop(irq) +noop(struct irq_data *data)) { } @@ -278,12 +284,27 @@ noop(irq) <para> The following control flow is implemented (simplified excerpt): <programlisting> -desc->chip->start(); +desc->chip->irq_mask(); handle_IRQ_event(desc->action); -desc->chip->end(); +desc->chip->irq_unmask(); </programlisting> </para> - </sect3> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="Default_FASTEOI_IRQ_flow_handler"> + <title>Default Fast EOI IRQ flow handler</title> + <para> + handle_fasteoi_irq provides a generic implementation + for interrupts, which only need an EOI at the end of + the handler + </para> + <para> + The following control flow is implemented (simplified excerpt): + <programlisting> +handle_IRQ_event(desc->action); +desc->chip->irq_eoi(); + </programlisting> + </para> + </sect3> <sect3 id="Default_Edge_IRQ_flow_handler"> <title>Default Edge IRQ flow handler</title> <para> @@ -294,20 +315,19 @@ desc->chip->end(); The following control flow is implemented (simplified excerpt): <programlisting> if (desc->status & running) { - desc->chip->hold(); + desc->chip->irq_mask(); desc->status |= pending | masked; return; } -desc->chip->start(); +desc->chip->irq_ack(); desc->status |= running; do { if (desc->status & masked) - desc->chip->enable(); + desc->chip->irq_unmask(); desc->status &= ~pending; handle_IRQ_event(desc->action); } while (status & pending); desc->status &= ~running; -desc->chip->end(); </programlisting> </para> </sect3> @@ -342,9 +362,9 @@ handle_IRQ_event(desc->action); <para> The following control flow is implemented (simplified excerpt): <programlisting> -desc->chip->start(); handle_IRQ_event(desc->action); -desc->chip->end(); +if (desc->chip->irq_eoi) + desc->chip->irq_eoi(); </programlisting> </para> </sect3> @@ -375,8 +395,7 @@ desc->chip->end(); mechanism. (It's necessary to enable CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND when you want to use the delayed interrupt disable feature and your hardware is not capable of retriggering an interrupt.) - The delayed interrupt disable can be runtime enabled, per interrupt, - by setting the IRQ_DELAYED_DISABLE flag in the irq_desc status field. + The delayed interrupt disable is not configurable. </para> </sect2> </sect1> @@ -387,13 +406,13 @@ desc->chip->end(); contains all the direct chip relevant functions, which can be utilized by the irq flow implementations. <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>ack()</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>mask_ack() - Optional, recommended for performance</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>mask()</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>unmask()</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>retrigger() - Optional</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>set_type() - Optional</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>set_wake() - Optional</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_ack()</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_mask_ack() - Optional, recommended for performance</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_mask()</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_unmask()</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_retrigger() - Optional</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_set_type() - Optional</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>irq_set_wake() - Optional</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> These primitives are strictly intended to mean what they say: ack means ACK, masking means masking of an IRQ line, etc. It is up to the flow @@ -458,6 +477,7 @@ desc->chip->end(); <para> This chapter contains the autogenerated documentation of the internal functions. </para> +!Ikernel/irq/irqdesc.c !Ikernel/irq/handle.c !Ikernel/irq/chip.c </chapter> |