Hi Nuno, nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:28:19 +0200: > The pattern used in this device does not quite fit in the > iio_device_claim_direct_mode() typical usage. In this case, > iio_buffer_enabled() was being used not to prevent the raw access but to > allow it. Hence to get rid of the 'mlock' we need to: > > 1. Use iio_device_claim_direct_mode() to check if direct mode can be > claimed and if we can return -EINVAL (as the original code); > > 2. Make sure that buffering is not disabled while doing a raw read. For > that, we can make use of the local lock that already exists. > > While at it, fixed a minor coding style complain... > > Signed-off-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/iio/health/max30100.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++------- > 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c > index ad5717965223..aa494cad5df0 100644 > --- a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c > +++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c > @@ -185,8 +185,19 @@ static int max30100_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev) > static int max30100_buffer_predisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev) > { > struct max30100_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev); > + int ret; > + > + /* > + * As stated in the comment in the read_raw() function, temperature > + * can only be acquired if the engine is running. As such the mutex > + * is used to make sure we do not power down while doing a temperature > + * reading. > + */ > + mutex_lock(&data->lock); > + ret = max30100_set_powermode(data, false); > + mutex_unlock(&data->lock); > > - return max30100_set_powermode(data, false); > + return ret; > } > > static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops max30100_buffer_setup_ops = { > @@ -387,18 +398,17 @@ static int max30100_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, > * Temperature reading can only be acquired while engine > * is running > */ > - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock); > - > - if (!iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev)) > + if (!iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev)) { I wonder if this line change here is really needed. I agree the whole construction looks like what iio_device_claim_direct_mode() does but in practice I don't see the point of acquiring any lock here if we just release it no matter what happens right after. Unless of course if there is a hidden goal like "stop exporting iio_buffer_enabled()" or something like that. At least I would separate this from the main change which targets the removal of mlock because I don't see how it is directly related. > ret = -EAGAIN; > - else { > + iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev); > + } else { > + mutex_lock(&data->lock); > ret = max30100_get_temp(data, val); > if (!ret) > ret = IIO_VAL_INT; > - > + mutex_unlock(&data->lock); > } > > - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock); > break; > case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE: > *val = 1; /* 0.0625 */ In any case, nice series, thanks for writing it! Thanks, Miquèl