Hi again, Andreas Huber wrote: > [...] > /* Make sure we can acquire the hardware */ > drv = cx8802_get_driver(dev, CX88_MPEG_BLACKBIRD); // HOW TO DEAL WITH NULL ?????? > if (drv) { Reasonable question. Could you try this patch? -- 8< -- Subject: [media] cx88: lock device during driver initialization Reported-by: Andreas Huber <hobrom@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c | 2 -- drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c | 5 ++--- drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h | 7 ++----- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c index a6f7d53..f637d34 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c @@ -1335,11 +1335,9 @@ static int cx8802_blackbird_probe(struct cx8802_driver *drv) blackbird_register_video(dev); /* initial device configuration: needed ? */ - mutex_lock(&dev->core->lock); // init_controls(core); cx88_set_tvnorm(core,core->tvnorm); cx88_video_mux(core,0); - mutex_unlock(&dev->core->lock); return 0; diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c index 6b58647..b18f9fe 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c @@ -714,18 +714,17 @@ int cx8802_register_driver(struct cx8802_driver *drv) drv->request_release = cx8802_request_release; memcpy(driver, drv, sizeof(*driver)); + mutex_lock(&drv->core->lock); err = drv->probe(driver); if (err == 0) { i++; - mutex_lock(&drv->core->lock); list_add_tail(&driver->drvlist, &dev->drvlist); - mutex_unlock(&drv->core->lock); } else { printk(KERN_ERR "%s/2: cx8802 probe failed, err = %d\n", dev->core->name, err); } - + mutex_unlock(&drv->core->lock); } err = i ? 0 : -ENODEV; diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h index 9731daa..3d32f4a 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h @@ -505,13 +505,10 @@ struct cx8802_driver { int (*suspend)(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, pm_message_t state); int (*resume)(struct pci_dev *pci_dev); + /* Callers to the following functions must hold core->lock */ + /* MPEG 8802 -> mini driver - Driver probe and configuration */ - - /* Caller must _not_ hold core->lock */ int (*probe)(struct cx8802_driver *drv); - - /* Callers to the following functions must hold core->lock */ - int (*remove)(struct cx8802_driver *drv); /* MPEG 8802 -> mini driver - Access for hardware control */ -- 1.7.5.rc0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html