Hi Jean, Am 07.09.2012 15:28, schrieb Jean Delvare: > I do have one too, based on the depth level of each adapter: > > --- linux-3.6-rc4.orig/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c 2012-09-06 17:24:17.449441802 +0200 > +++ linux-3.6-rc4/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c 2012-09-07 10:44:11.339368610 +0200 > @@ -636,6 +636,16 @@ static void i2c_adapter_dev_release(stru > complete(&adap->dev_released); > } > > +static unsigned int i2c_adapter_depth(struct i2c_adapter *adapter) > +{ > + unsigned int depth = 0; > + > + while ((adapter = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))) > + depth++; > + > + return depth; > +} > + > /* > * Let users instantiate I2C devices through sysfs. This can be used when > * platform initialization code doesn't contain the proper data for > @@ -726,7 +736,8 @@ i2c_sysfs_delete_device(struct device *d > > /* Make sure the device was added through sysfs */ > res = -ENOENT; > - mutex_lock(&adap->userspace_clients_lock); > + mutex_lock_nested(&adap->userspace_clients_lock, > + i2c_adapter_depth(adap)); > list_for_each_entry_safe(client, next, &adap->userspace_clients, > detected) { > if (client->addr == addr) { > @@ -869,7 +880,8 @@ static int i2c_register_adapter(struct i > if (res) > goto out_list; > > - dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "adapter [%s] registered\n", adap->name); > + dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "adapter [%s] registered, depth %u\n", adap->name, > + i2c_adapter_depth(adap)); > > #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_COMPAT > res = class_compat_create_link(i2c_adapter_compat_class, &adap->dev, > @@ -1073,7 +1085,8 @@ int i2c_del_adapter(struct i2c_adapter * > return res; > > /* Remove devices instantiated from sysfs */ > - mutex_lock(&adap->userspace_clients_lock); > + mutex_lock_nested(&adap->userspace_clients_lock, > + i2c_adapter_depth(adap)); > list_for_each_entry_safe(client, next, &adap->userspace_clients, > detected) { > dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Removing %s at 0x%x\n", client->name, > > I was about to test it but was side-tracked by a different issue. > I did not test yet, but thought already in same direction. The draw back of this is that there is still maximum tree depth, but we could say 8 should be enough and the performance issue. May be introducing the depth into struct i2c_adapter and setting it to parent->depth + 1? -- KR Michael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html