On Mon, 21 Sep 2015, Roger Quadros wrote:

> Using spin_lock() in hard irq handler is pointless
> and causes a BUG() in RT (real-time) configuration
> so get rid of it.

Wait a minute.  Who says spin_lock is pointless in an IRQ handler?
And who says it causes a BUG in RT configurations?

And if those claims are true, why do we have spin_lock in IRQ handlers 
for various host controller drivers?

Alan Stern

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