Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] drm: zynqmp_dp: Add debugfs interface for compliance testing

[Tomi Valkeinen]

On 21/03/2024 18:08, Sean Anderson wrote:
> On 3/20/24 03:49, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> > On 20/03/2024 00:51, Sean Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > +/**
> > > + * enum test_pattern - Test patterns for test testing
> >
> > "for test testing"? =)
> >
> > > @@ -1655,6 +2321,9 @@ static void zynqmp_dp_hpd_irq_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
> > >        u8 status[DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE + 2];
> > >        int err;
> > >    +    if (READ_ONCE(dp->ignore_hpd))
> > > +        return;
> > > +
> > >        mutex_lock(&dp->lock);
> > >        err = drm_dp_dpcd_read(&dp->aux, DP_SINK_COUNT, status,
> > >                       DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE + 2);
> >
> > Why do you need READ/WRITE_ONCE() for ignore_hpd?
>
> It's not protected by dp->lock so we don't have to take it for
> zynqmp_dp_hpd_work_func. Although maybe we should make a version of
> zynqmp_dp_bridge_detect which assumes we already hold the lock.

Does using the macros solve some potential issue, or is it just for 
documenting that this variable is accessed without lock?

 Tomi