To summarize the main points of this patchset: there are no changes toI quickly tested this set on top of linux-next next-20210706 and didn't see any issue with intel-qep.c. However I noticed two mutex issues in patch 15/17. Perhaps visible due the CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y etc. I have on.
the existing Counter sysfs userspace interface; a Counter character
device interface is introduced that allows Counter events and associated
data to be read() by userspace; the events_configure() and
watch_validate() driver callbacks are introduced to support Counter
events; and IRQ support is added to the 104-QUAD-8 driver, serving as an
example of how to support the new Counter events functionality.