indio_dev->mlock should be used by the IIO core only for protecting device operating mode changes. ie. Changes between INDIO_DIRECT_MODE, INDIO_BUFFER_* modes. Replace mlock with a lock in the device's global data to protect hardware state changes. Signed-off-by: sayli karnik <karniksayli1995@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c index 4fc8588..bed48e7 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c @@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ struct ad7192_state { u32 scale_avail[8][2]; u8 gpocon; u8 devid; + struct mutex lock; /* protect sensor state */ struct ad_sigma_delta sd; }; @@ -463,10 +464,10 @@ static int ad7192_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE: switch (chan->type) { case IIO_VOLTAGE: - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock); + mutex_lock(&st->lock); *val = st->scale_avail[AD7192_CONF_GAIN(st->conf)][0]; *val2 = st->scale_avail[AD7192_CONF_GAIN(st->conf)][1]; - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock); + mutex_unlock(&st->lock); return IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO; case IIO_TEMP: *val = 0; -- 2.7.4 -- 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