Re: [PATCH v1] scsi: ufs: remove clk_scaling_lock when clkscaling isn't supported.

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Fri Feb 11 2022 - 07:15:21 EST


On 11/02/2022 04:15, Kiwoong Kim wrote:
>>> I think it looks hardware specific.
>>> If the feature isn't supported, I think there is no reasonto prevent
>>> from
>> ^^^
>> reason to
>>
>>> running other functions, such as ufshcd_queuecommand and
>> It is no longer used in queuecommand since 5675c381ea51 and 8d077ede48c1
>
> Yeah, you're right. It's just an example. I just want to tell that the lock also protects things that are not related with clk scaling directly.
>
>>
>>> ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd, concurrently.
>>>
>>> So I add a condition at some points protecting with clk_scaling_lock.
>> But you still need a way to serialize device management commands.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Avri
>
> The dev cmd execution period is protected by mutex.
> And actual ringing a doorbell is protected by spin lock.
>
> Is there another reason to need clk_scaling_lock even with it?
>

The error handler really should have exclusive access. One
of the places you change does explain that:

* Hold the scaling lock just in case dev cmds
* are sent via bsg and/or sysfs.
*/
- down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
+ if (ufshcd_is_clkscaling_supported(hba))
+ down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);