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Message-ID: <CALrZqyOkKMb1bM0V=L7G7v+64N4FHuYUSoW1+8rvcZQU-816sg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:28:34 +0530
From:   SIMRAN SINGHAL <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
To:     Alison Schofield <amsfield22@...il.com>
Cc:     Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Pete 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 <outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: iio: ade7753: replace mlock
 with driver private lock

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:03 AM, Alison Schofield <amsfield22@...il.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 07:02:50PM +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.
>>
>> Fix some coding style issues related to white space also.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
>
> Hi Simran, This looks good to me.  Let's see what the
> reviewers say.  I think the white space stuff is ok,
> since it was right where you were editing.
> alisons
>
Alison, so sending this patch here on outreachy mailing list is fine.
Still confuse :P

>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c | 14 ++++++++------
>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> index dfd8b71..ca99d82 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
>> @@ -81,12 +81,14 @@
>>   * @tx:         transmit buffer
>>   * @rx:         receive buffer
>>   * @buf_lock:       mutex to protect tx and rx
>> + * @lock:    protect sensor state
>>   **/
>>  struct ade7753_state {
>> -         struct spi_device   *us;
>> -                 struct mutex        buf_lock;
>> -                         u8          tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned;
>> -                                 u8          rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX];
>> +     struct spi_device   *us;
>> +     struct mutex        buf_lock;
>> +     struct mutex        lock;       /* protect sensor state */
>> +     u8          tx[ADE7753_MAX_TX] ____cacheline_aligned;
>> +     u8          rx[ADE7753_MAX_RX];
>>  };
>>
>>  static int ade7753_spi_write_reg_8(struct device *dev,
>> @@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
>>       if (!val)
>>               return -EINVAL;
>>
>> -     mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
>> +     mutex_lock(&st->lock);
>>
>>       t = 27900 / val;
>>       if (t > 0)
>> @@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
>>       ret = ade7753_spi_write_reg_16(dev, ADE7753_MODE, reg);
>>
>>  out:
>> -     mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
>> +     mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
>>
>>       return ret ? ret : len;
>>  }
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>
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