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From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet-OfajU3CKLf1/SzgSGea1oA@public.gmane.org>
To: Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Ben Dooks <ben-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>,
	Rodolfo Giometti
	<giometti-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org,
	Kumar Gala
	<galak-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: virtual i2c adapter support.
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:51:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8763s0pp0r.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080623092658.75bddce4-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org> (Jean Delvare's message of "Mon\, 23 Jun 2008 09\:26\:58 +0200")

>>>>> "Jean" == Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> writes:

Hi,

 >> Except that core_lock is static in i2c-core.c.

 Jean> This construct is broken by design. If you don't know if the
 Jean> mutex is locked, it means that you're not the one holding
 Jean> it. If you're not the one holding it, you don't know when it
 Jean> will be released. So it could be released in the middle of
 Jean> whatever you are doing which requires the lock to be held, and
 Jean> that's bad.

Exactly. Either we put it on hold for the core rework or we add a
i2c_del_virt_adapter_nolock() variant for the mux-on-i2c case.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-06-23  7:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-19 17:14 [PATCH v2] i2c: virtual i2c adapter support Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found] ` <1213895701-9872-1-git-send-email-giometti-k2GhghHVRtY@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-19 17:14   ` [PATCH] " Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]     ` <1213895701-9872-2-git-send-email-giometti-k2GhghHVRtY@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-19 17:15       ` [PATCH] i2c: multiplexer i2c devices Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]         ` <1213895701-9872-3-git-send-email-giometti-k2GhghHVRtY@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-19 17:15           ` [PATCH] i2c: driver for PCA954x I2C multiplexer series Rodolfo Giometti
2008-06-22  8:37       ` [PATCH] i2c: virtual i2c adapter support Peter Korsgaard
     [not found]         ` <87fxr5sw5f.fsf-uXGAPMMVk8amE9MCos8gUmSdvHPH+/yF@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22  8:52           ` Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]             ` <20080622085206.GM10695-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22  9:15               ` Peter Korsgaard
     [not found]                 ` <87bq1tsue5.fsf-uXGAPMMVk8amE9MCos8gUmSdvHPH+/yF@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22  9:39                   ` Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]                     ` <20080622093939.GO10695-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22 10:53                       ` Peter Korsgaard
     [not found]                         ` <8763s1spuw.fsf-uXGAPMMVk8amE9MCos8gUmSdvHPH+/yF@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22 12:50                           ` Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]                             ` <20080622125010.GP10695-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-22 19:48                               ` Peter Korsgaard
     [not found]                                 ` <87hcblqmi0.fsf-uXGAPMMVk8amE9MCos8gUmSdvHPH+/yF@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-23  7:26                                   ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                     ` <20080623092658.75bddce4-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-23  7:51                                       ` Peter Korsgaard [this message]
     [not found]                                         ` <8763s0pp0r.fsf-uXGAPMMVk8amE9MCos8gUmSdvHPH+/yF@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-21  8:45                                           ` Rodolfo Giometti
2008-06-23  7:21                               ` Jean Delvare
2008-06-23  7:14               ` Jean Delvare

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