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    DateMon, 6 Aug 2007 08:14:59 +0200
    FromIngo Molnar <>
    SubjectRe: [patch (take 2)] genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers
    * Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@o2.pl> wrote:
    
    > Subject: genirq: fix simple and fasteoi irq handlers
    > 
    > After the "genirq: do not mask interrupts by default" patch interrupts 
    > should be disabled not immediately upon request, but after they 
    > happen. But, handle_simple_irq() and handle_fasteoi_irq() can skip 
    > this once or more if an irq is just serviced (IRQ_INPROGRESS), 
    > possibly disrupting a driver's work.
    
    nice fix. I think this is exactly the type of bug we were hoping to be 
    able to identify and fix, and it could explain the regression in its 
    entirety. The big question - does it fix Marcin's regression?
    
    	Ingo
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