2016-02-19 2:21 GMT+09:00 Anand Moon <linux.amoon@xxxxxxxxx>: > From: Anand Moon <linux.amoon@xxxxxxxxx> > > pl330_tasklet tasklet uses the same spinlock pch->lock for safe IRQ locking. > It's safe to initialize pl330_tasklet tasklet after release of the locking. This is tasklet init, not tasklet execution (which you are referring to in first sentence). I don't get how usage of spinlock during execution guarantees the safeness during init... Please describe why this is safe. Best regards, Krzysztof > > Signed-off-by: Anand Moon <linux.amoon@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/dma/pl330.c | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/dma/pl330.c b/drivers/dma/pl330.c > index 17ee758..df2cab1 100644 > --- a/drivers/dma/pl330.c > +++ b/drivers/dma/pl330.c > @@ -2091,10 +2091,10 @@ static int pl330_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan) > return -ENOMEM; > } > > - tasklet_init(&pch->task, pl330_tasklet, (unsigned long) pch); > - > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pch->lock, flags); > > + tasklet_init(&pch->task, pl330_tasklet, (unsigned long) pch); > + > return 1; > } > > -- > 1.9.1 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe dmaengine" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe dmaengine" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html