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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 11:40:10 -0800 From: Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com> To: Milo Kim <milo.kim@...com> Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Linux LED Subsystem <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] leds: lp5521/5523: Remove duplicate mutex On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Milo Kim <milo.kim@...com> wrote: > It can be a problem when a pattern is loaded via the firmware interface. > LP55xx common driver has already locked the mutex in 'lp55xx_firmware_loaded()'. > So it should be deleted. > Looks like lp5521_update_program_memory() will be called by store_engine_load() without holding a lock after this change, is this correct? I think you need also update store_engine_load() to hold the lock when calling lp5521_update_program_memory(). Thanks, -Bryan > Cc: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> > Signed-off-by: Milo Kim <milo.kim@...com> > --- > drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c | 4 ---- > drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c | 4 ---- > 2 files changed, 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c > index 26f89ac..4c45ed9 100644 > --- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c > +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c > @@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ static int lp5521_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip, > if (i % 2) > goto err; > > - mutex_lock(&chip->lock); > - > for (i = 0; i < LP5521_PROGRAM_LENGTH; i++) { > ret = lp55xx_write(chip, addr[idx] + i, pattern[i]); > if (ret) { > @@ -268,8 +266,6 @@ static int lp5521_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip, > } > } > > - mutex_unlock(&chip->lock); > - > return size; > > err: > diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c > index 2ce1723..7a3b369 100644 > --- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c > +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c > @@ -351,8 +351,6 @@ static int lp5523_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip, > if (i % 2) > goto err; > > - mutex_lock(&chip->lock); > - > for (i = 0; i < LP5523_PROGRAM_LENGTH; i++) { > ret = lp55xx_write(chip, LP5523_REG_PROG_MEM + i, pattern[i]); > if (ret) { > @@ -361,8 +359,6 @@ static int lp5523_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip, > } > } > > - mutex_unlock(&chip->lock); > - > return size; > > err: > -- > 1.7.9.5 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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