linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: tsc2005: fix locking issue

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Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:59:02 +0200 (EET)
From:	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@...ia.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
cc:	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@...ia.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: tsc2005: fix locking issue

Hi,

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 06:24:10PM +0200, Aaro Koskinen wrote:
>> Commit 0b950d3 (Input: tsc2005 - add open/close) introduced a
>> locking issue with the ESD watchdog: __tsc2005_disable() is calling
>> cancel_delayed_work_sync() with mutex held, and the work also needs the
>> same mutex.
>>
>> Fix the problem by using cancel_delayed_work() on disable. If
>> the ESD work was running it will check if the device is closed
>> or suspended, and in that case it will do nothing and skip
>> re-arming. cancel_delayed_work_sync() is still needed when the module
>> is removed.
>
> Hmm, indeed. However, instead of moving cancel_delayed_work_sync() to
> remove maybe we should use mutex_trylock() in tsc2005_esd_work()?
> If trylock fails that means that device is in the middle of open/close
> transition. We should just reschedule the work and get out of there.

But I guess the reschedule should not happen if we are in the middle of
close/disable? And without the mutex we cannot know that.

A.
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