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From: marek.vasut@gmail.com (Marek Vasut)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/12] Add clk_prepare/clk_unprepare for mxs clock api
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:38 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201112201459.38868.marek.vasut@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111220140502.GC5129@S2101-09.ap.freescale.net>

> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 02:43:02PM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > The mutex locking problem on mxs platform has been reported on mailing
> > > list for a few time.  The cause is that a mutex is being held in mxs
> > > clock api clk_enable/clk_disable which are being called by some mxs
> > > clock client drivers like amba-pl011 and mxs-saif in atomic context.
> > > 
> > > This series takes Russell's suggestion to:
> > >  * Convert all mxs clock client drivers to clk_prepare/clk_unprepare.
> > >  
> > >    (I hope the series has covered all the drivers, but appreciate any
> > >    reminding on any missing ones.)
> > 
> > serial/amba-pl011.c isn't converted, that's where I originally observed
> > the issue.
> 
> The amba-pl011 on mainline had already been converted by Russell.  The
> reason we are still seeing the problem is that clk_prepare/clk_unprepare
> is dummy while clk_enable/clk_disable holds mutex on mxs clock api.
> And this series is trying to swap the their position to have the problem
> fixed.
> 
> You can try this series out to see if your problem goes away :)

Shawn, what exact tree should I use for the test / what branch. I'm slightly 
confused here. So far, I used next/master since it contained all the stuff I 
needed (gpmi nand etc).

Thanks!

M

  reply	other threads:[~2011-12-20 13:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-20 12:00 [PATCH 0/12] Add clk_prepare/clk_unprepare for mxs clock api Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 01/12] clk: add helper functions clk_prepare_enable and clk_disable_unprepare Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:48   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 14:09     ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 02/12] arm/mxs: convert platform code to clk_prepare/clk_unprepare Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:44   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 21:11     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-20 21:28       ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 03/12] net: fec: add clk_prepare/clk_unprepare Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:45   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 04/12] dma: mxs-dma: convert to clk_prepare/clk_unprepare Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:45   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-23 17:35     ` Vinod Koul
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 05/12] mmc: mxs-mmc: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:45   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 06/12] mtd: gpmi-lib: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:46   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 07/12] net: flexcan: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:48   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 14:23     ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 08/12] serial: mxs-auart: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:49   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 14:07     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-12-20 21:15       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-20 21:28         ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 22:24           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-12-21  1:06             ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 14:27     ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 09/12] video: mxsfb: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:49   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-21  2:11   ` Florian Tobias Schandinat
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 10/12] ASoC: mxs-saif: " Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 11:55   ` Mark Brown
2011-12-20 13:49   ` Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 11/12] clk: add config option HAVE_CLK_PREPARE into Kconfig Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 12:00 ` [PATCH 12/12] arm/mxs: select HAVE_CLK_PREPARE for clock Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:43 ` [PATCH 0/12] Add clk_prepare/clk_unprepare for mxs clock api Marek Vasut
2011-12-20 14:05   ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-20 13:59     ` Marek Vasut [this message]
2011-12-20 14:21       ` Shawn Guo

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