[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ASoC: qcom: add sdm845 sound card support

Vinod vkoul at kernel.org
Tue Jun 19 18:22:30 CEST 2018


Hi Rohit,

On 19-06-18, 19:20, Rohit Kumar wrote:
> On 6/19/2018 10:35 AM, Vinod wrote:
> > On 18-06-18, 16:46, Rohit kumar wrote:
> > 
> > > +struct sdm845_snd_data {
> > > +	struct snd_soc_card *card;
> > > +	struct regulator *vdd_supply;
> > > +	struct snd_soc_dai_link dai_link[];
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +static struct mutex pri_mi2s_res_lock;
> > > +static struct mutex quat_tdm_res_lock;
> > any reason why the locks can't be part of sdm845_snd_data?
> > Also why do we need two locks ?
> No specific reason, I will move it to sdm845_snd_data.
> These locks are used to protect enable/disable of bit clocks. We have
> Primary MI2S RX/TX
> and Quaternary TDM RX/TX interfaces. For primary mi2s rx/tx, we have single
> clock which is
> synchronized with pri_mi2s_res_lock. For Quat TDM RX/TX, we are using
> quat_tdm_res_lock.
> We need two locks as we are protecting two different resources.

I think bigger question is why do you need any locks? What is the race
scenario you envision which needs protection

-- 
~Vinod


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