> -----Original Message----- > From: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 09 January 2023 14:28 > To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux- > iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Prabhakar > Mahadev Lad <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-renesas- > soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [PATCH v10 4/5] counter: Add Renesas RZ/G2L MTU3a counter > driver > > Hi Geert, > > Thanks for the feedback. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: 19 December 2022 08:40 > > To: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux- > > iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>; > > Prabhakar Mahadev Lad <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > > linux-renesas- soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] counter: Add Renesas RZ/G2L MTU3a counter > > driver > > > > Hi Biju, > > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 9:50 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Add RZ/G2L MTU3a counter driver. This IP supports the following > > > phase counting modes on MTU1 and MTU2 channels > > > > > > 1) 16-bit phase counting modes on MTU1 and MTU2 channels. > > > 2) 32-bit phase counting mode by cascading MTU1 and MTU2 channels. > > > > > > This patch adds 3 counter value channels. > > > count0: 16-bit phase counter value channel on MTU1 > > > count1: 16-bit phase counter value channel on MTU2 > > > count2: 32-bit phase counter value channel by cascading > > > MTU1 and MTU2 channels. > > > > > > The external input phase clock pin for the counter value channels > > > are as follows: > > > count0: "MTCLKA-MTCLKB" > > > count1: "MTCLKA-MTCLKB" or "MTCLKC-MTCLKD" > > > count2: "MTCLKA-MTCLKB" or "MTCLKC-MTCLKD" > > > > > > Use the sysfs variable "external_input_phase_clock_select" to select > > > the external input phase clock pin and "cascade_counts_enable" to > > > enable/ disable cascading of channels. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > v9->v10: > > > > Thanks for the update! > > > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c > > > > > +static int rz_mtu3_count_read(struct counter_device *counter, > > > + struct counter_count *count, u64 *val) { > > > + struct rz_mtu3_channel *const ch = rz_mtu3_get_ch(counter, > > > +count- > > >id); > > > + struct rz_mtu3_cnt *const priv = counter_priv(counter); > > > + > > > + mutex_lock(&priv->lock); > > > + if (ch->is_busy && !priv->count_is_enabled[count->id]) { > > > + mutex_unlock(&priv->lock); > > > + return -EINVAL; > > > + } > > > + > > > + if (rz_mtu3_is_counter_invalid(counter, count->id)) { > > > + mutex_unlock(&priv->lock); > > > + return -EBUSY; > > > + } > > > > As the locking and the above two checks are duplicated multiple times, > > perhaps they can be replaced by an rz_mtu3_lock_if_counter_is_valid() > > helper function? > > OK will use the helper function " rz_mtu3_lock_if_counter_is_valid" > > +static int rz_mtu3_lock_if_counter_is_valid(struct counter_device *counter, > + struct rz_mtu3_channel *const > ch, > + struct rz_mtu3_cnt *const priv, > + int id) { > + if (ch->is_busy && !priv->count_is_enabled[id]) > + return -EINVAL; > + > + if (rz_mtu3_is_counter_invalid(counter, id)) > + return -EBUSY; > + > + mutex_lock(&priv->lock); > + > + return 0; > +} It will be updated as, static int rz_mtu3_lock_if_counter_is_valid(struct counter_device *counter, struct rz_mtu3_channel *const ch, struct rz_mtu3_cnt *const priv, int id) { mutex_lock(&priv->lock); if (ch->is_busy && !priv->count_is_enabled[id]) { mutex_unlock(&priv->lock); return -EINVAL; } if (rz_mtu3_is_counter_invalid(counter, id)) { mutex_unlock(&priv->lock); return -EBUSY; } return 0; } Cheers, Biju