On 20/03/17 14:12, Arushi 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. > > Signed-off-by: Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@xxxxxxxxx> mutex_init? This partly came from the fact Alison missed it in her example patch (and I didn't notice!), but all mutexes need to be initialized before use. It's an interesting diversion to follow what that actually does... There is more to a mutex than you might expect! Jonathan > --- > drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.c | 8 ++++---- > drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.h | 2 ++ > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.c > index 9dbfa64b1e53..9f529b34e018 100644 > --- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.c > +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.c > @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int ad7606_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, > switch (mask) { > case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE: > ret = -EINVAL; > - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock); > + mutex_lock(&st->lock); > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(scale_avail); i++) > if (val2 == scale_avail[i][1]) { > gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_range, i); > @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int ad7606_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, > ret = 0; > break; > } > - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock); > + mutex_unlock(&st->lock); > > return ret; > case IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO: > @@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ static int ad7606_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, > values[1] = (ret >> 1) & 1; > values[2] = (ret >> 2) & 1; > > - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock); > + mutex_lock(&st->lock); > gpiod_set_array_value(ARRAY_SIZE(values), st->gpio_os->desc, > values); > st->oversampling = val; > - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock); > + mutex_unlock(&st->lock); > > return 0; > default: > diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.h b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.h > index 746f9553d2ba..5d59bdd78727 100644 > --- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.h > +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7606.h > @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ > * @name: identification string for chip > * @channels: channel specification > * @num_channels: number of channels > + * @lock protect sensor state > */ > > struct ad7606_chip_info { > @@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ struct ad7606_state { > bool done; > void __iomem *base_address; > > + struct mutex lock; /* protect sensor state */ > struct gpio_desc *gpio_convst; > struct gpio_desc *gpio_reset; > struct gpio_desc *gpio_range; > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel