Re: [PATCH v3] crypto: amlogic: Fix IRQ handler return value and fallthrough logic

[Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 05:29:50PM +0530, Mohamad Raizudeen wrote:
> In meson_irq_handler(), when an interrupt matches a flow but the status
> register is empty, the driver prints an error but doesn't return. It
> falls through the loop and incorrectly prints an `unknown irq` message.
> 
> Fix this by returning immediately. For empty status registers, return
> IRQ_NONE instead of IRQ_HANDLED to avoid masking spurious interrupts and
> allow the kernel to detect interrupt storms. Also use
> dev_err_ratelimited() to prevent console lockups during an interrupt
> storm.
> 
> Additionally, the handler returned IRQ_HANDLED for genuinely unknown
> interrupts. Return IRQ_NONE instead for unhandled interrupts.
> 
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: 48fe583fe5417 ("crypto: amlogic - Add crypto accelerator for amlogic GXL")
> Signed-off-by: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>
> ---
> I have addressed the IRQ specific issues in this v3. The other
> pre-exisiting issues mentioned by Sashiko are already addressed in my
> separate patch.
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - Revert accidental clock management changes that were squashed into v2.
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Return IRQ_NONE instead of IRQ_HANDLED when status register is empty
>   to avoid masking spurious interrupts.
> - Use dev_err_ratelimited() to prevent console lockups.
> 
> Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260918110504.7207-1-raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com/T/
> 
>  drivers/crypto/amlogic/amlogic-gxl-core.c | 7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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