linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/4] scsi: ufs: core: Make use of guard(spinlock

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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:39:58 +0000
From: Avri Altman <Avri.Altman@....com>
To: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>, "Martin K . Petersen"
	<martin.petersen@...cle.com>
CC: "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/4] scsi: ufs: core: Make use of guard(spinlock_irqsave)

> Something I have brought up before: what does the host lock protect in the UFS
> driver? Rather than reworking the code that acquires and releases the host lock,
> all uses of the host lock should be eliminated from the UFS driver. The host lock
> should be replaced with new locks of which it is clearly documented what
> member variables these new locks protect.
Then either this series is pre-mature and needs to be dropped for now,
Or the changes you are planning can take place regardless?

Thanks,
Avri
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bart.