The internal state of an 82C54 counter timer chip will get messed up if several threads read, write, configure, or check the status of the chip simultaneously. Protect the register access sequences with a spin lock. Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_dio200.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_dio200.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_dio200.c index 8eb6765..bf27617 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_dio200.c +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_dio200.c @@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ struct dio200_subdev_8254 { int has_clk_gat_sce; unsigned clock_src[3]; /* Current clock sources */ unsigned gate_src[3]; /* Current gate sources */ + spinlock_t spinlock; }; struct dio200_subdev_intr { @@ -1042,8 +1043,11 @@ dio200_subdev_8254_read(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s, { struct dio200_subdev_8254 *subpriv = s->private; int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec); + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); data[0] = i8254_read(subpriv->iobase, 0, chan); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); return 1; } @@ -1057,8 +1061,11 @@ dio200_subdev_8254_write(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s, { struct dio200_subdev_8254 *subpriv = s->private; int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec); + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); i8254_write(subpriv->iobase, 0, chan, data[0]); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); return 1; } @@ -1151,14 +1158,16 @@ dio200_subdev_8254_config(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s, struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data) { struct dio200_subdev_8254 *subpriv = s->private; - int ret; + int ret = 0; int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec); + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); switch (data[0]) { case INSN_CONFIG_SET_COUNTER_MODE: ret = i8254_set_mode(subpriv->iobase, 0, chan, data[1]); if (ret < 0) - return -EINVAL; + ret = -EINVAL; break; case INSN_CONFIG_8254_READ_STATUS: data[1] = i8254_status(subpriv->iobase, 0, chan); @@ -1166,30 +1175,35 @@ dio200_subdev_8254_config(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s, case INSN_CONFIG_SET_GATE_SRC: ret = dio200_set_gate_src(subpriv, chan, data[2]); if (ret < 0) - return -EINVAL; + ret = -EINVAL; break; case INSN_CONFIG_GET_GATE_SRC: ret = dio200_get_gate_src(subpriv, chan); - if (ret < 0) - return -EINVAL; + if (ret < 0) { + ret = -EINVAL; + break; + } data[2] = ret; break; case INSN_CONFIG_SET_CLOCK_SRC: ret = dio200_set_clock_src(subpriv, chan, data[1]); if (ret < 0) - return -EINVAL; + ret = -EINVAL; break; case INSN_CONFIG_GET_CLOCK_SRC: ret = dio200_get_clock_src(subpriv, chan, &data[2]); - if (ret < 0) - return -EINVAL; + if (ret < 0) { + ret = -EINVAL; + break; + } data[1] = ret; break; default: - return -EINVAL; + ret = -EINVAL; break; } - return insn->n; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subpriv->spinlock, flags); + return ret < 0 ? ret : insn->n; } /* @@ -1222,6 +1236,7 @@ dio200_subdev_8254_init(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s, s->insn_write = dio200_subdev_8254_write; s->insn_config = dio200_subdev_8254_config; + spin_lock_init(&subpriv->spinlock); subpriv->iobase = offset + iobase; subpriv->has_clk_gat_sce = has_clk_gat_sce; if (has_clk_gat_sce) { -- 1.7.1 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel