linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 1/9] firmware: qcom: scm: Rename scm_query_lock to scm

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Message-ID: <kflyrlagnqjyscpcavw6y7pu2y275lfqduidy3hj26cyfiuc7w@wghjxrntmrn6>
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2024 13:10:56 -0600
From: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>
To: Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com>
Cc: konrad.dybcio@...aro.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linus.walleij@...aro.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 1/9] firmware: qcom: scm: Rename scm_query_lock to
 scm_lock

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 09:23:00PM +0530, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> scm_query_lock is global spin lock and only used for query
> purpose with trustzone and that too for one time to get the
> convention of scm communication. It is possible that, it
> can reused for other purpose.
> 

This is not a good principle to follow for something as complex as
locking...

Regards,
Bjorn

> Rename scm_query_lock to scm_lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com>
> ---
>  drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
> index 520de9b5633a..2d0ba529cf56 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
> @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void qcom_scm_bw_disable(void)
>  }
>  
>  enum qcom_scm_convention qcom_scm_convention = SMC_CONVENTION_UNKNOWN;
> -static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(scm_query_lock);
> +static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(scm_lock);
>  
>  static enum qcom_scm_convention __get_convention(void)
>  {
> @@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ static enum qcom_scm_convention __get_convention(void)
>  
>  	probed_convention = SMC_CONVENTION_LEGACY;
>  found:
> -	spin_lock_irqsave(&scm_query_lock, flags);
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&scm_lock, flags);
>  	if (probed_convention != qcom_scm_convention) {
>  		qcom_scm_convention = probed_convention;
>  		pr_info("qcom_scm: convention: %s%s\n",
>  			qcom_scm_convention_names[qcom_scm_convention],
>  			forced ? " (forced)" : "");
>  	}
> -	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&scm_query_lock, flags);
> +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&scm_lock, flags);
>  
>  	return qcom_scm_convention;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.43.0.254.ga26002b62827
>