On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 3:25 AM Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 11/17/21 3:02 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:56:14 +0100, > > Alex Elder wrote: > >> > >> On 11/16/21 1:20 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote: > >>> snd_ctl_remove() has to be called with card->controls_rwsem held (when > >>> called after the card instantiation). This patch adds the missing > >>> rwsem calls around it. > >> > >> I see the comment above snd_ctl_remove() that says you must hold > >> the write lock. And given that, this seems correct to me. > >> > >> I understand why you want to take the lock just once, rather > >> than each time snd_ctl_remove() is called. > >> > >> However I believe the acquisition and release of the lock > >> belongs inside gbaudio_remove_controls(), not in its caller. > >> > >> If you disagree, can you please explain why? > > > > In general if the function returns an error and has a loop inside, > > taking a lock in the caller side avoids the forgotten unlock. > > But taking the lock in the called function makes the > caller not need to take the lock (which would be even > more valuable if there were more than one caller). > > I prefer having the lock acquisition in the called > function. Please send version 2, as I suggested. Hi Takashi, Thanks for sharing this patch. In reference to the suggestion from Alex, do you think replacing snd_ctl_find_id(), snd_ctl_remove() with snd_ctl_remove_id() inside gbaudio_remove_controls() would be an even better choice without worrying about locks? -- vaibhav > > > -Alex > > > Takashi > > > > > >> Otherwise, will you please submit version two, taking the > >> lock inside gbaudio_remove_controls()? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> -Alex > >> > >>> Fixes: 510e340efe0c ("staging: greybus: audio: Add helper APIs for dynamic audio modules") > >>> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> > >>> --- > >>> drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.c | 8 ++++++-- > >>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.c > >>> index 1ed4772d2771..843760675876 100644 > >>> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.c > >>> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.c > >>> @@ -192,7 +192,11 @@ int gbaudio_remove_component_controls(struct snd_soc_component *component, > >>> unsigned int num_controls) > >>> { > >>> struct snd_card *card = component->card->snd_card; > >>> + int err; > >>> - return gbaudio_remove_controls(card, component->dev, controls, > >>> - num_controls, component->name_prefix); > >>> + down_write(&card->controls_rwsem); > >>> + err = gbaudio_remove_controls(card, component->dev, controls, > >>> + num_controls, component->name_prefix); > >>> + up_write(&card->controls_rwsem); > >>> + return err; > >>> } > >>> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > greybus-dev mailing list > greybus-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/greybus-dev _______________________________________________ greybus-dev mailing list greybus-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/greybus-dev