Hi Rohit, On 19-06-18, 19:20, Rohit Kumar wrote: > On 6/19/2018 10:35 AM, Vinod wrote: > > On 18-06-18, 16:46, Rohit kumar wrote: > > > > > +struct sdm845_snd_data { > > > + struct snd_soc_card *card; > > > + struct regulator *vdd_supply; > > > + struct snd_soc_dai_link dai_link[]; > > > +}; > > > + > > > +static struct mutex pri_mi2s_res_lock; > > > +static struct mutex quat_tdm_res_lock; > > any reason why the locks can't be part of sdm845_snd_data? > > Also why do we need two locks ? > No specific reason, I will move it to sdm845_snd_data. > These locks are used to protect enable/disable of bit clocks. We have > Primary MI2S RX/TX > and Quaternary TDM RX/TX interfaces. For primary mi2s rx/tx, we have single > clock which is > synchronized with pri_mi2s_res_lock. For Quat TDM RX/TX, we are using > quat_tdm_res_lock. > We need two locks as we are protecting two different resources. I think bigger question is why do you need any locks? What is the race scenario you envision which needs protection -- ~Vinod -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html