linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.9 20/57] media: sta2x11: Add video_device and vb2

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Date:   Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:50:27 -0300
From:   Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...labora.com>
To:     Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.9 20/57] media: sta2x11: Add video_device and
 vb2_queue locks

Hi Sasha,

On Mon, 2018-09-17 at 03:03 +0000, Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...labora.com>
> 
> [ Upstream commit cd63c0288fd760ce7de247fba618e2bbcfc0c35c ]
> 
> Currently, this driver does not serialize its video4linux
> ioctls, which is a bug, as race conditions might appear.
> 
> In addition, video_device and vb2_queue locks are now both
> mandatory. Add them, and implement wait_prepare and
> wait_finish.
> 
> To stay on the safe side, this commit uses a single mutex
> for both locks. Better latency can be obtained by separating
> these if needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...labora.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>

Hm, I am not so sure this patch should go to -stable,
as it's not fixing a real bug we've seen out there.

Regards,
Eze