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From: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
To: jic23@kernel.org
Cc: dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com, andy@kernel.org,
	sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com, tglx@kernel.org,
	christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr, mingo@kernel.org, kees@kernel.org,
	nabijaczleweli@nabijaczleweli.xyz, kyungmin.park@samsung.com,
	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v8 07/12] iio: ssp_sensors: Drop duplicated wdt timer and work cleanup
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 23:10:12 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260515174017.3962168-8-sanjayembedded@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260515174017.3962168-1-sanjayembedded@gmail.com>

From: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>

The SSP remove path cleans up the watchdog timer and associated work
both via ssp_disable_wdt_timer() and through explicit timer and work
teardown.

ssp_disable_wdt_timer() already performs a synchronous teardown of the
watchdog timer and watchdog work, guaranteeing that no timer callbacks
or watchdog work can be running or requeued once it returns.

In addition, the remove path disables interrupts and frees IRQ handler
using ssp_disable_mcu() and free_irq(). The refresh work is also
cancelled, preventing wdt_timer being re-armed before teardown. This
ensures that no new refresh or watchdog activity can be triggered from
the IRQ thread and refresh workqueue.

Calling ssp_disable_wdt_timer() after IRQ teardown is safe, as the
watchdog disable helper does not depend on interrupt delivery and
ensures all watchdog activity is fully synchronized before returning.

As a result, the additional timer and work cancellation is redundant
and does not provide additional ordering or race protection. Remove the
duplicated cleanup and rely on the centralized watchdog disable helper.

Signed-off-by: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v8:
- Add more information about wdt shifted to specific location and
  address comment from Andy
- v7 change: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260426091710.3722035-7-sanjayembedded@gmail.com/
Changes in v7:
- Following comment from Andy, Study the timer, work and IRQ
  relationship and how it would work internally for ssp_sensors and
  changes looks correct; updated the commit message to explain the
  race condition and information on resource release during teardown.
- v6 change: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260415050749.3858046-5-sanjayembedded@gmail.com/
---
 drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
index f3ad2b38cc12..88bb8ab0cd9b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_dev.c
@@ -590,15 +590,12 @@ static void ssp_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 			"SSP_MSG2SSP_AP_STATUS_SHUTDOWN failed\n");
 
 	ssp_disable_mcu(data);
-	ssp_disable_wdt_timer(data);
-
 	ssp_clean_pending_list(data);
 
 	free_irq(data->spi->irq, data);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->work_refresh);
 
-	timer_delete_sync(&data->wdt_timer);
-	cancel_work_sync(&data->work_wdt);
+	ssp_disable_wdt_timer(data);
 
 	mutex_destroy(&data->comm_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&data->pending_lock);
-- 
2.34.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-15 17:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-15 17:40 [PATCH v8 00/12] iio: ssp_sensors: driver fixes, refactor and cleanup Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 01/12] iio: ssp_sensors: cancel delayed work_refresh on remove Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 02/12] iio: ssp_sensors: factor out pending list add/remove helpers Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 03/12] iio: ssp_sensors: refactor transfer logic into helper Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 04/12] iio: ssp_sensors: factor out MCU enable/disable helpers Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 05/12] iio: ssp_sensors: use local struct device Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 06/12] iio: ssp_sensors: fix variable type and declaration order in probe() Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` Sanjay Chitroda [this message]
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 08/12] iio: ssp_sensors: convert probe and teardown to devm-managed resources Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 09/12] iio: ssp_sensors: use guard() to release mutexes Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 10/12] iio: ssp_sensors: Use dev_err_probe() Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 11/12] iio: ssp_sensors: return errors directly from ssp_irq_msg() Sanjay Chitroda
2026-05-15 17:40 ` [PATCH v8 12/12] iio: ssp_sensors: reuse embedded RX buffer for SPI transfers Sanjay Chitroda

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