From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:36620 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752874AbdIRKGT (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:06:19 -0400 Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:06:29 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Himanshi Jain Cc: outreachy-kernel@googlegroups.com, jic23@kernel.org, knaack.h@gmx.de, lars@metafoo.de, pmeerw@pmeerw.net, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, daniel.baluta@gmail.com, amsfield22@gmail.com, Michael.Hennerich@analog.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: iio: ade7753: replace mlock with driver private lock Message-ID: <20170918100629.GD24451@kroah.com> References: <20170918065952.GA5386@himanshi-Inspiron-5558> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20170918065952.GA5386@himanshi-Inspiron-5558> Sender: linux-iio-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 12:29:52PM +0530, Himanshi Jain wrote: > Replace driver usage of mlock with driver private lock to meet the new > model where usage of iio_dev->mlock is being redefined as protecting > operating mode changes(changes between BUFFER* and DIRECT modes). This is more complex than a "normal" outreachy coding style cleanup, so I'll leave it to the IIO developers/maintainer to review/apply it. thanks, greg k-h