Re: [PATCH] net: qcom/emac: claim the irq only when the device is opened

On 20.01.2017 22:36, Timur Tabi wrote:

On 01/20/2017 03:31 PM, Lino Sanfilippo wrote:

quoted

In emac_mac_down() however we need synchronize_irq(), since it ensures
that the irq
handler is not running any more when it (synchronize_irq) returns.

So in general, if a driver disables a interrupt but does not free it, 
it should call synchronize_irq()?

Yes, thats right.

Regards,
Lino