Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 6 Sep 2020 02:07:17 +0200 | From | Michał Mirosław <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3] regulator: unexport regulator_lock/unlock() |
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On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 06:33:30AM +0200, Michał Mirosław wrote: > This removes regulator_lock/unlock() calls around > regulator_notifier_call_chain() as they are redundant - drivers > already have to guarantee regulator_dev's existence during the call. > > This should make reasoing about the lock easier, as this was the only > use outside regulator core code. > > The only client that needed recursive locking from the notifier chain > was drivers/usb/host/ohci-da8xx.c, which responds to over-current > notification by calling regulator_disable().
I can't see the series in regulator/for-next and got no comments. Should I resend?
As a side note: this is a step towards fixing regulator-coupling-related locking issues.
Best Regards, Michał Mirosław
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