From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wj0-f195.google.com ([209.85.210.195]:36558 "EHLO mail-wj0-f195.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753631AbcL3Vtm (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:49:42 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: adc: Add Renesas GyroADC driver To: Peter Meerwald-Stadler References: <20161230191800.2532-1-marek.vasut@gmail.com> <442f8085-110c-659d-d097-add788b8f291@gmail.com> Cc: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, Geert Uytterhoeven , Simon Horman From: Marek Vasut Message-ID: <84a65f76-b82a-030b-a527-ee23d9ad25a8@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:49:37 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: linux-iio-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org On 12/30/2016 10:09 PM, Peter Meerwald-Stadler wrote: > >>>> Add IIO driver for the Renesas RCar GyroADC block. This block is a >>>> simple 4/8-channel ADC which samples 12/15/24 bits of data every > >>>> + if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev)) >>>> + return -EBUSY; >>> >>> use iio_device_claim_direct_mode() >> >> Why ? Do I really need the mutex locking here ? > > no, not needed, since you do not support buffered mode yet; but neither do > you need iio_buffer_enabled() > > p. > So drop the whole thing then ? -- Best regards, Marek Vasut