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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/pcmcia/locking.rst (renamed from Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt) | 39 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.rst index b2c9b478906b..e35257139c89 100644 --- a/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt +++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.rst @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +======= +Locking +======= + This file explains the locking and exclusion scheme used in the PCCARD and PCMCIA subsystems. @@ -5,16 +9,21 @@ and PCMCIA subsystems. A) Overview, Locking Hierarchy: =============================== -pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem - protects only the list of sockets -- skt_mutex - serializes card insert / ejection - - ops_mutex - serializes socket operation +pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem + - protects only the list of sockets + +- skt_mutex + - serializes card insert / ejection + + - ops_mutex + - serializes socket operation B) Exclusion ============ The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must -be called with "skt_mutex" held: +be called with "skt_mutex" held:: socket_detect_change() send_event() @@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ be called with "skt_mutex" held: struct pcmcia_callback *callback The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must -be called with "ops_mutex" held: +be called with "ops_mutex" held:: socket_reset() socket_setup() @@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ be called with "ops_mutex" held: struct pccard_operations *ops struct pccard_resource_ops *resource_ops; -Note that send_event() and struct pcmcia_callback *callback must not be +Note that send_event() and `struct pcmcia_callback *callback` must not be called with "ops_mutex" held. @@ -60,19 +69,23 @@ The resource_ops and their data are protected by ops_mutex. The "main" struct pcmcia_socket is protected as follows (read-only fields or single-use fields not mentioned): -- by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem: +- by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem:: + struct list_head socket_list; -- by thread_lock: +- by thread_lock:: + unsigned int thread_events; -- by skt_mutex: +- by skt_mutex:: + u_int suspended_state; void (*tune_bridge); struct pcmcia_callback *callback; int resume_status; -- by ops_mutex: +- by ops_mutex:: + socket_state_t socket; u_int state; u_short lock_count; @@ -100,7 +113,8 @@ The "main" struct pcmcia_device is protected as follows (read-only fields or single-use fields not mentioned): -- by pcmcia_socket->ops_mutex: +- by pcmcia_socket->ops_mutex:: + struct list_head socket_device_list; struct config_t *function_config; u16 _irq:1; @@ -111,7 +125,8 @@ or single-use fields not mentioned): u16 suspended:1; u16 _removed:1; -- by the PCMCIA driver: +- by the PCMCIA driver:: + io_req_t io; irq_req_t irq; config_req_t conf; |