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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 3/4] mtd: core: protect access to MTD devices while in suspend
On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:50:12 +0200
Sean Nyekjaer <sean@geanix.com> wrote:

> Hi Miquel and Boris,
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:53:36AM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:33:50 +0100
> > Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > boris.brezillon@collabora.com wrote on Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:28:01 +0100:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:10:25 +0100
> > > > Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Sean,
> > > > >
> > > > > sean@geanix.com wrote on Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:25:35 +0100:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 03:28:11PM +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Sean,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > sean@geanix.com wrote on Thu, 9 Dec 2021 15:07:21 +0100:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 03, 2021 at 02:39:58PM +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Fine by me, lets drop this series.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > FYI I've dropped the entire series from mtd/next. I'm waiting for the
> > > > > > > > > fix discussed below (without abusing the chip mutex ;-) ).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cool, looking forward to test a patch series :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Test? You mean "write"? :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > Miquèl
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Miquel,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Should we us a atomic for the suspended variable?
> > > > >
> > > > > I haven't thought about it extensively, an atomic variable sound fine
> > > > > but I am definitely not a locking expert...
> > > >
> > > > No need to use an atomic if the variable is already protected by a lock
> > > > when accessed, and this seems to be case.
> > >
> > > Maybe there was a confusion about this lock: I think Boris just do not
> > > want the core to take any lock during a suspend operation. But you can
> > > still use locks, as long as you release them before suspending.
> > >
> > > And also, that chip lock might not be the one you want to take because
> > > it's been introduced for another purpose.
> >
> > Access to the suspended field is already protected by the chip lock,
> > and I think it's just fine to keep it this way.
>
> I'm reading the suspended variable in wait_event() outside the lock :/

It doesn't matter because you're checking it again with the lock held
when doing a new loop iteration.

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