Re: [PATCH v6 7/9] iio: accel: mma8452: Drop unneeded lock acquire on read

[Esben Haabendal]

"Joshua Crofts" <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:27:45 +0200
> Esben Haabendal <esben@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There is no need to acquire data->lock when calling mma8452_read(), and
>> dropping that makes it less likely to end up in an AB-BA deadlock
>> situation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Esben Haabendal <esben@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c | 2 --
>>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
>> index 7ef1a9a91c31..9ae2c3e60576 100644
>> --- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
>> +++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
>> @@ -504,9 +504,7 @@ static int mma8452_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>>  		if (!iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev))
>>  			return -EBUSY;
>>
>> -		mutex_lock(&data->lock);
>>  		ret = mma8452_read(data, buffer);
>> -		mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
>>  		iio_device_release_direct(indio_dev);
>>  		if (ret < 0)
>>  			return ret;
>>
>
> Sashiko has something to say and I tend to agree at the moment:
>
> Could removing this lock expose mma8452_read() to race conditions with PM
> auto-suspend and event configuration?
>
> mma8452_read() can be interrupted by the PM auto-suspend worker, which puts
> the device in STANDBY and disables regulators while mma8452_drdy() is actively
> polling over I2C. This can lead to I/O timeouts or errors.
>
> Additionally, concurrent sysfs writes to event configurations invoke
> mma8452_change_config(), which puts the hardware into STANDBY to modify
> registers. The Standby transition flushes the hardware FIFO. If this occurs
> between the mma8452_drdy() check and the i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() in
> mma8452_read(), the block read will fetch flushed or stale data.

I have been working on fixes to these problems, and all the other issues
concerning runtime PM and state and read-modify-write synchronization. I
will post a patch series with the work once this series is merged.

/Esben