linux-kernel - Re: [2/2] spi: Add SPI master controller for OCTEON SOCs.

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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:38:02 -0700
From:	David Daney <ddaney@...iumnetworks.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
CC:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>,
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	<spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [2/2] spi: Add SPI master controller for OCTEON SOCs.

On 08/21/2012 12:49 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 08:34:46PM -0000, David Daney wrote:
>> From: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
>>
>> Add the driver, link it into the kbuild system and provide device tree
>> binding documentation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
>> Acked-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
>>
> [ ... ]
>
>> +
>> +static int __devexit octeon_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> +{
>> +	struct octeon_spi *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
>> +	struct spi_master *master = p->my_master;
>> +
>> +	spi_unregister_master(master);
>> +
>
> I know it is a bit late, but ...

In this case, just in time.  I am now finally getting back to fixing the 
issues with this driver, and looking to merging it in the near future.

David Daney

>
> The call to spi_unregister_master() frees the memory associated with master,
> ie 'p', and the spi_master_put() below without matching spi_master_get() is
> unnecessary/wrong. One possible fix would be to use
>
> 	struct spi_master *master = spi_master_get(p->my_master);
>
> above. That protects master and p while it is still being used, and makes use
> of the call to spi_master_put() below. Another option might be to move
> cvmx_write_csr() ahead of the call to spi_unregister_master() and drop the
> call to spi_master_put().
>
> Guenter
>
>> +	/* Clear the CSENA* and put everything in a known state. */
>> +	cvmx_write_csr(p->register_base + OCTEON_SPI_CFG, 0);
>> +	spi_master_put(master);
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>


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