On 18/03/17 17:34, SIMRAN SINGHAL wrote: > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:23 AM, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 13/03/17 19:53, Alison Schofield wrote: >>> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 10:01:07PM +0530, simran singhal wrote: >>>> The IIO subsystem is redefining iio_dev->mlock to be used by >>>> the IIO core only for protecting device operating mode changes. >>>> ie. Changes between INDIO_DIRECT_MODE, INDIO_BUFFER_* modes. >>>> >>>> In this driver, mlock was being used to protect hardware state >>>> changes. Replace it with a lock in the devices global data. >>>> >>>> Fix some coding style issues related to white space also. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> v2: >>>> -Removed new lock to reuse the existing lock >>> Simran, >>> >>> The good news is that you have 2 patches that have similar >>> challenges! I'll suggest picking one, drive it to completion, >>> then do the other. >>> >>> This has the nested locking issue that Lars warned about. >>> Need to refactor to avoid. Check back on his review comments. >>> >>> I suggest dropping those whitespace changes - they appear >>> out of place in this patch since you are no longer actually >>> touching those lines of code. >>> >>> alisons >> Also missing a mutex_init, though that may well become irrelevant >> with refactoring as suggested. > > Jonathon, what I found by looking at the codes of other drivers is that > we have to use mutex_init in probe function only. > > Is this correct? Yes, it only needs initializing once. > > And this patch also suggest the same:- > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jic23/iio.git/commit/?h=testing&id=388c8f18ff29fe95dbf72cb0a1bd8fbcd6f52f8f > >>> >>> >>>> >>>> drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c | 12 ++++++------ >>>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c >>>> index dfd8b71..d88eaa3 100644 >>>> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c >>>> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c >>>> @@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ >>>> * @buf_lock: mutex to protect tx and rx >>>> **/ >>>> struct ade7753_state { >>>> - struct spi_device *us; >>>> - struct mutex buf_lock; >>>> - u8 tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned; >>>> - u8 rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX]; >>>> + struct spi_device *us; >>>> + struct mutex buf_lock; >>>> + u8 tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned; >>>> + u8 rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX]; >>>> }; >>>> >>>> static int ade7753_spi_write_reg_8(struct device *dev, >>>> @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev, >>>> if (!val) >>>> return -EINVAL; >>>> >>>> - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock); >>>> + mutex_lock(&st->buf_lock); >>>> >>>> t = 27900 / val; >>>> if (t > 0) >>>> @@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev, >>>> ret = ade7753_spi_write_reg_16(dev, ADE7753_MODE, reg); >>>> >>>> out: >>>> - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock); >>>> + mutex_unlock(&st->buf_lock); >>>> >>>> return ret ? ret : len; >>>> } >>>> -- >>>> 2.7.4 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "outreachy-kernel" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to outreachy-kernel+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. >>>> To post to this group, send email to outreachy-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/outreachy-kernel/20170313163107.GA31496%40singhal-Inspiron-5558. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> >> _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
