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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index be3d3514c325..d7d498d8cc4f 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -328,10 +328,19 @@ void irq_enter(void)
static inline void invoke_softirq(void)
{
- if (!force_irqthreads)
- __do_softirq();
- else
+ if (!force_irqthreads) {
+ /*
+ * We can safely execute softirq on the current stack if
+ * it is the irq stack, because it should be near empty
+ * at this stage. But we have no way to know if the arch
+ * calls irq_exit() on the irq stack. So call softirq
+ * in its own stack to prevent from any overrun on top
+ * of a potentially deep task stack.
+ */
+ do_softirq();
+ } else {
wakeup_softirqd();
+ }
}
static inline void tick_irq_exit(void)
@@ -876,7 +885,6 @@ int __init __weak early_irq_init(void)
return 0;
}
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
int __init __weak arch_probe_nr_irqs(void)
{
return NR_IRQS_LEGACY;
@@ -886,4 +894,3 @@ int __init __weak arch_early_irq_init(void)
{
return 0;
}
-#endif