RE: [PATCH RFC 0/6] scsi: ufs: Start to make driver synchronization easier to understand

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> Driver synchronization would be easier to understand if we used the
> clk_scaling_lock as the only lock to provide either shared (down/up_read)
> or exclusive (down/up_write) access to the host.
> 
> These patches make changes with that in mind, finally resulting in being
> able to hold the down_write() lock for the entire error handler duration.
> 
> If this approach is acceptable, it could be extended to simplify the
> the synchronization of PM vs error handler and Shutdown vs sysfs.
Given that UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING is only set for ufs-qcom:
If extending its use, wouldn't that become a source of contention for them?

Thanks,
Avri




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