On 09/26/2017 05:41 PM, Aastha Gupta 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. > > These patches > - replace mlock with private driver lock > - add lock where there are hardware state changes For this to make sense both changes need to be in the same patch. You are removing the protection in patch 1 and then adding it back in patch 2. A patch series shouldn't leave the driver in a broken intermediate state if only part of the series is applied. -- 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