linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Make client-lock non-sleeping

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Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 07:03:02 +0300
From: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
To: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>
Cc: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>, Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com>, 
	Andrew Halaney <ahalaney@...hat.com>, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: pmic_glink: Make client-lock non-sleeping

On Wed, 1 May 2024 at 06:33, Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> From: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
>
> The recently introduced commit '635ce0db8956 ("soc: qcom: pmic_glink:
> don't traverse clients list without a lock")' ensured that the clients
> list is not modified while traversed.
>
> But the callback is made from the GLINK IRQ handler and as such this
> mutual exclusion can not be provided by a (sleepable) mutex.
>
> Replace the mutex with a spinlock.
>
> Fixes: 635ce0db8956 ("soc: qcom: pmic_glink: don't traverse clients list without a lock")
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>
> ---
>  drivers/soc/qcom/pmic_glink.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>

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With best wishes
Dmitry