The only field in struct at24_data that needs locking in the module
code is u8 *writebuf. Other data is already protected by i2c core.
Rename the lock in at24_data to wrbuf_lock and only use it where
writebuf is accessed.
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c | 28 +++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
index 744c526..9e01428 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
@@ -59,13 +59,8 @@ struct at24_data {
int use_smbus;
int use_smbus_write;
- /*
- * Lock protects against activities from other Linux tasks,
- * but not from changes by other I2C masters.
- */
- struct mutex lock;
-
u8 *writebuf;
+ struct mutex wrbuf_lock;
unsigned write_max;
unsigned num_addresses;
@@ -260,12 +255,6 @@ static ssize_t at24_read(struct at24_data *at24,
if (unlikely(!count))
return count;
- /*
- * Read data from chip, protecting against concurrent updates
- * from this host, but not from other I2C masters.
- */
- mutex_lock(&at24->lock);
-
while (count) {
ssize_t status;
@@ -281,8 +270,6 @@ static ssize_t at24_read(struct at24_data *at24,
retval += status;
}
- mutex_unlock(&at24->lock);
-
return retval;
}
@@ -322,6 +309,8 @@ static ssize_t at24_eeprom_write(struct at24_data *at24, const char *buf,
msg.addr = client->addr;
msg.flags = 0;
+ mutex_lock(&at24->wrbuf_lock);
+
/* msg.buf is u8 and casts will mask the values */
msg.buf = at24->writebuf;
if (at24->chip.flags & AT24_FLAG_ADDR16)
@@ -356,6 +345,7 @@ static ssize_t at24_eeprom_write(struct at24_data *at24, const char *buf,
status = count;
} else {
status = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, &msg, 1);
+ mutex_unlock(&at24->wrbuf_lock);
if (status == 1)
status = count;
}
@@ -380,12 +370,6 @@ static ssize_t at24_write(struct at24_data *at24, const char *buf, loff_t off,
if (unlikely(!count))
return count;
- /*
- * Write data to chip, protecting against concurrent updates
- * from this host, but not from other I2C masters.
- */
- mutex_lock(&at24->lock);
-
while (count) {
ssize_t status;
@@ -401,8 +385,6 @@ static ssize_t at24_write(struct at24_data *at24, const char *buf, loff_t off,
retval += status;
}
- mutex_unlock(&at24->lock);
-
return retval;
}
@@ -566,7 +548,7 @@ static int at24_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
if (!at24)
return -ENOMEM;
- mutex_init(&at24->lock);
+ mutex_init(&at24->wrbuf_lock);
at24->use_smbus = use_smbus;
at24->use_smbus_write = use_smbus_write;
at24->chip = chip;
--
2.7.4
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