On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:46:54AM -0700, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Venkatesh Pallipadi wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:25:13AM -0700, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> >
> > How about this patch? Also fixes one other use of rtc_lock in
> > acpi/sleep/proc.c
> >
> > rtc_lock is held during timer interrupts. So, we should block interrupts
> > while holding it.
>
> It's certainly a lot safer with saving/restoring eflags and the
> drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c change is a good catch, but i think the
> get_cmos_time() callers should take care of the interrupt disabling. btw,
> s/spin_unlock_restore/spin_unlock_irqrestore/. Please submit the proc.c
> change.
>
So, I will assume get_cmos_time issue will be fixed in some other way.
Sending the proper proc.c change this time.
Andrew: Please apply.
Thanks,
Venki
rtc_lock is held during timer interrupts. So, we should block interrupts
while holding it.
Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- linux-2.6.10/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c.org 2005-03-12 10:50:40.000000000
-0800
+++ linux-2.6.10/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c 2005-03-12 10:53:08.000000000
-0800
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ static int acpi_system_alarm_seq_show(st
u32 sec, min, hr;
u32 day, mo, yr;
unsigned char rtc_control = 0;
+ unsigned long flags;
ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("acpi_system_alarm_seq_show");
- spin_lock(&rtc_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
sec = CMOS_READ(RTC_SECONDS_ALARM);
min = CMOS_READ(RTC_MINUTES_ALARM);
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ static int acpi_system_alarm_seq_show(st
else
yr = CMOS_READ(RTC_YEAR);
- spin_unlock(&rtc_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
if (!(rtc_control & RTC_DM_BINARY) || RTC_ALWAYS_BCD) {
BCD_TO_BIN(sec);
-
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