netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: Use mutex instead of spinlock

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Date:   Fri, 25 May 2018 20:06:47 +0530
From:   Bhadram Varka <vbhadram@...dia.com>
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: Use mutex instead of spinlock

Hi,

On 5/24/2018 7:39 PM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> From: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> 
> Some drivers, such as DWC EQOS on Tegra, need to perform operations that
> can sleep under this lock (clk_set_rate() in tegra_eqos_fix_speed()) for
> proper operation. Since there is no need for this lock to be a spinlock,
> convert it to a mutex instead.
> 
> Fixes: e6ea2d16fc61 ("net: stmmac: dwc-qos: Add Tegra186 support")
> Reported-by: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> ---

Tested on P3310 Tegra186 platform.

Tested-by: Bhadram Varka <vbhadram@...dia.com>

-- 
Bhadram