Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] coresight: etm4x: Add lock for reading virtual context ID comparator
From: Leo Yan
Date: Mon Nov 01 2021 - 06:59:45 EST
Hi Suzuki,
On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 09:49:06AM +0000, Suzuki Kuruppassery Poulose wrote:
> Hi Leo
>
> On 31/10/2021 14:42, Leo Yan wrote:
> > When read the virtual context ID comparator value via sysfs node, the
> > driver firstly reads out the index, then reads the comparator value
> > based on index. >
> > This patch adds the spinlock to protect the atomicity for up two steps.
>
> minor nit: This could be :
>
> "Updates to the values and the index are protected via the
> spinlock. Ensure we use the same lock to read the value
> safely"
Yeah, this is more simple and clear. Will use it.
> With that:
>
> Reviewed-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@xxxxxxx>
Thanks for review.
Leo