Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: use the pirq number to check the pirq_eoi_map

[Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 26 Apr 2012, David Vrabel wrote:
> On 25/04/12 16:11, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > In pirq_check_eoi_map use the pirq number rather than the Linux irq
> > number to check whether an eoi is needed in the pirq_eoi_map.
> 
> What buggy behaviour does this patch fix?  It would be nice if this was
> included in the patch description.

The irq number is not always identical to the pirq number so if we
wrongly use the irq number to check the pirq_eoi_map we are going to
check for the wrong pirq to EOI. As a consequence some interrupts might
not be EOI'ed by the guest correctly.

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