Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.19 4/7] gpio: pca953x: fix pca953x_irq_bus_sync_unlock race

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu Jul 11 2024 - 08:22:48 EST


Hi!

> From: Ian Ray <ian.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> [ Upstream commit bfc6444b57dc7186b6acc964705d7516cbaf3904 ]
>
> Ensure that `i2c_lock' is held when setting interrupt latch and mask in
> pca953x_irq_bus_sync_unlock() in order to avoid races.
>
> The other (non-probe) call site pca953x_gpio_set_multiple() ensures the
> lock is held before calling pca953x_write_regs().
>
> The problem occurred when a request raced against irq_bus_sync_unlock()
> approximately once per thousand reboots on an i.MX8MP based system.

I don't see this queued for 5.10-stable.

Best regards,
Pavel
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