linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dmaengine: avalon: Intel Avalon-MM DMA Interface for PCIe

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Message-ID: <20191015122720.GA20768@AlexGordeev-DPT-VI0092>
Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:27:20 +0200
From:   Alexander Gordeev <a.gordeev.box@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, Michael Chen <micchen@...era.com>,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dmaengine: avalon: Intel Avalon-MM DMA Interface
 for PCIe

On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 02:41:08PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > > > > > > +	spin_lock(lock);
> > 
> > [*]
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
> > I struggle to realize how the spinlock I use (see [*] above) does not
> > protect the reader.
> 
> Argh....  I'm really sorry.  I completely didn't see the spinlock.  :P

Np ;) May be in the next version it will be more visible.
I done it the way you asked ( even though I do not like it :D ):

	spin_lock(&chan->vchan.lock);

> I am embarrassed.  Wow...
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>