linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] soundwire: sdw_slave: add new fields to track probe status

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Date:   Sun, 3 Nov 2019 10:26:04 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tiwai@...e.de, broonie@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jank@...ence.com, srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org,
        slawomir.blauciak@...el.com,
        Bard liao <yung-chuan.liao@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rander Wang <rander.wang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ranjani Sridharan <ranjani.sridharan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sanyog Kale <sanyog.r.kale@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] soundwire: sdw_slave: add new fields to track probe
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On 23-10-19, 16:06, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> Changes to the sdw_slave structure needed to solve race conditions on
> driver probe.

Can you please explain the race you have observed, it would be a very
useful to document it as well

> 
> The functionality is added in the next patch.

which one..?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
> index 688b40e65c89..a381a596212b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
> +++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
> @@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ struct sdw_slave_ops {
>   * @node: node for bus list
>   * @port_ready: Port ready completion flag for each Slave port
>   * @dev_num: Device Number assigned by Bus
> + * @probed: boolean tracking driver state
> + * @probe_complete: completion utility to control potential races
> + * on startup between driver probe/initialization and SoundWire
> + * Slave state changes/imp-def interrupts
>   */
>  struct sdw_slave {
>  	struct sdw_slave_id id;
> @@ -559,6 +563,8 @@ struct sdw_slave {
>  	struct list_head node;
>  	struct completion *port_ready;
>  	u16 dev_num;
> +	bool probed;
> +	struct completion probe_complete;
>  };
>  
>  #define dev_to_sdw_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct sdw_slave, dev)
> -- 
> 2.20.1

-- 
~Vinod