linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: Add lockdep asserts to help detecting locking misuse

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Date:	Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:08:34 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: Add lockdep asserts to help detecting locking misuse

Hi Krzysztof,

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Krzysztof Kozlowski
<k.kozlowski@...sung.com> wrote:
> Add lockdep_assert_held_once() to functions explicitly mentioning that
> rdev or regulator_list mutex must be held. Using WARN_ONCE shouldn't
> pollute the dmesg to much.
>
> The patch (if CONFIG_LOCKDEP enabled) will show warnings in certain
> regulators calling regulator_notifier_call_chain() without rdev->mutex
> held.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
>
> ---
>
> Warnings for missing locks when calling regulator_notifier_call_chain()
> should appear on many regulators except wm8350-regulator.c, e.g.:
> da9055-regulator.c, da9062-regulator.c, da9063-regulator.c,
> da9211-regulator.c, wm831x-dcdc.c and few more.
>
> The question is whether the lock during that call should be held?

That was a (so far, not counting the "Applied, thanks!") unanswered question?

For the first time ever, I got:

        drivers/regulator/core.c:3480 regulator_notifier_call_chain+0x54/0x80()

due to da9210_irq_handler() not taking the mutex.

Drivers calling regulator_notifier_call_chain() from a threaded interrupt
handler should be OK calling mutex_lock().

Does anyone have plans to fix all affected drivers?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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