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Message-ID: <20170312183121.GA7728@d830.WORKGROUP>
Date:   Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:31:22 -0700
From:   Alison Schofield <amsfield22@...il.com>
To:     simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
Cc:     lars@...afoo.de, Michael.Hennerich@...log.com, jic23@...nel.org,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: adis16060_core: Use private
 driver lock instead of mlock

On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 06:40:52PM +0530, simran singhal wrote:
> The IIO subsystem is redefining iio_dev->mlock to be used by
> the IIO core only for protecting device operating mode changes.
> ie. Changes between INDIO_DIRECT_MODE, INDIO_BUFFER_* modes.
> 
> In this driver, mlock was being used to protect hardware state
> changes.  Replace it with a lock in the devices global data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>

This does not compile.
alisons

> ---
>  drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
> index c9d46e7..90a3a18 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
> @@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
>   * @us_r:		actual spi_device to read back data
>   * @buf:		transmit or receive buffer
>   * @buf_lock:		mutex to protect tx and rx
> + * @lock:		protect sensor state
>   **/
>  struct adis16060_state {
>  	struct spi_device		*us_w;
>  	struct spi_device		*us_r;
>  	struct mutex			buf_lock;
> +	struct mutex			lock;	 /* protect sensor state */
>  
>  	u8 buf[3] ____cacheline_aligned;
>  };
> @@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ static int adis16060_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>  	switch (mask) {
>  	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
>  		/* Take the iio_dev status lock */
> -		mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
> +		mutex_lock(&st->lock);
>  		ret = adis16060_spi_write(indio_dev, chan->address);
>  		if (ret < 0)
>  			goto out_unlock;
> @@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ static int adis16060_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>  		if (ret < 0)
>  			goto out_unlock;
>  
> -		mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
> +		mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
>  		*val = tval;
>  		return IIO_VAL_INT;
>  	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET:
> @@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ static int adis16060_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>  	return -EINVAL;
>  
>  out_unlock:
> -	mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
> +	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 
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