linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] phy: freescale: Initialize priv->lock

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Message-ID: <50bdc65e-b052-4f81-b501-016b36e86574@linaro.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:40:38 +0100
From: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
To: Xiaolei Wang <xiaolei.wang@...driver.com>, Frank.li@....com,
 vkoul@...nel.org, kishon@...nel.org, shawnguo@...nel.org,
 s.hauer@...gutronix.de, kernel@...gutronix.de, festevam@...il.com
Cc: linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] phy: freescale: Initialize priv->lock

On 9/25/25 03:38, Xiaolei Wang wrote:
> Initialize priv->lock to fix the following warning.
> 
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 12 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:577 __mutex_lock+0x70c/0x8b8
>   Modules linked in:
>   Hardware name: Freescale i.MX8QM MEK (DT)
>   Call trace:
>    __mutex_lock+0x70c/0x8b8 (P)
>    mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30
>    imx_hsio_power_on+0x4c/0x764
>    phy_power_on+0x7c/0x12c
>    imx_pcie_host_init+0x1d0/0x4d4
>    dw_pcie_host_init+0x188/0x4b0
>    imx_pcie_probe+0x324/0x6f4
>    platform_probe+0x5c/0x98
>    really_probe+0xbc/0x29c
>    __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x12c
>    driver_probe_device+0xd8/0x160
>    __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x138
>    bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xe4
>    __device_attach_async_helper+0xb8/0xdc
>    async_run_entry_fn+0x34/0xe0
>    process_one_work+0x220/0x694
>    worker_thread+0x1c0/0x36c
>    kthread+0x14c/0x224
> 
> Fixes: 82c56b6dd24f ("phy: freescale: imx8qm-hsio: Add i.MX8QM HSIO PHY driver support")
> Signed-off-by: Xiaolei Wang <xiaolei.wang@...driver.com>
> ---
> v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/imx/patch/20250923141611.1295395-1-xiaolei.wang@windriver.com/
> 
> v2: Use devm_mutex_init() instead of mutex_init()
> 
>   drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-hsio.c | 5 ++++-
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-hsio.c b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-hsio.c
> index 5dca93cd325c..977d21d753a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-hsio.c
> +++ b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-hsio.c
> @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static struct phy *imx_hsio_xlate(struct device *dev,
>   
>   static int imx_hsio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   {
> -	int i;
> +	int i, ret;
>   	void __iomem *off;
>   	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>   	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
> @@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ static int imx_hsio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   		return -ENOMEM;
>   	priv->dev = &pdev->dev;
>   	priv->drvdata = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
> +	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &priv->lock);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>   
>   	/* Get HSIO configuration mode */
>   	if (of_property_read_string(np, "fsl,hsio-cfg", &priv->hsio_cfg))

Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>