Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: iio: ade7753: replace mlock with driver private lock
From: SIMRAN SINGHAL
Date: Sun Mar 12 2017 - 23:59:43 EST
On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:03 AM, Alison Schofield <amsfield22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 07:02:50PM +0530, simran singhal wrote:
>> The IIO subsystem is redefining iio_dev->mlock to be used by
>> the IIO core only for protecting device operating mode changes.
>> ie. Changes between INDIO_DIRECT_MODE, INDIO_BUFFER_* modes.
>>
>> In this driver, mlock was being used to protect hardware state
>> changes. Replace it with a lock in the devices global data.
>>
>> Fix some coding style issues related to white space also.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Simran, This looks good to me. Let's see what the
> reviewers say. I think the white space stuff is ok,
> since it was right where you were editing.
> alisons
>
Alison, so sending this patch here on outreachy mailing list is fine.
Still confuse :P
>> ---
>> drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c | 14 ++++++++------
>> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> index dfd8b71..ca99d82 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> @@ -81,12 +81,14 @@
>> * @tx: transmit buffer
>> * @rx: receive buffer
>> * @buf_lock: mutex to protect tx and rx
>> + * @lock: protect sensor state
>> **/
>> struct ade7753_state {
>> - struct spi_device *us;
>> - struct mutex buf_lock;
>> - u8 tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned;
>> - u8 rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX];
>> + struct spi_device *us;
>> + struct mutex buf_lock;
>> + struct mutex lock; /* protect sensor state */
>> + u8 tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned;
>> + u8 rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX];
>> };
>>
>> static int ade7753_spi_write_reg_8(struct device *dev,
>> @@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
>> if (!val)
>> return -EINVAL;
>>
>> - mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
>> + mutex_lock(&st->lock);
>>
>> t = 27900 / val;
>> if (t > 0)
>> @@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
>> ret = ade7753_spi_write_reg_16(dev, ADE7753_MODE, reg);
>>
>> out:
>> - mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
>> + mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
>>
>> return ret ? ret : len;
>> }
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>
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