>  
> Dear Myungjoo,
>
>On 01/20/2015 01:34 PM, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
>>>   
[]
>>> +
>>> +   mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
>>> +   if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->enable) {
>>> +           ret = edev->desc->ops->enable(edev);
>>> +           if (ret < 0)
>>> +                   goto err;
>>> +   }
>> 
>> Is there any reason to call enable(edev) even when enable_count is already > 
>> 0 
>> while you do not call disable(edev) while enable_count > 0?
>> 
>> I think this may incur errors in the related device drivers.
>> (e.g., incorrect pairing of clk/runtime-pm/regulator enable/disable
>> at the device driver side)
>
>You're right. This part has potential errors. I'll fix it as following:
>If edev is already enabled, devfreq_event_enable_edev() will just return
>without any operation because devfreq-event(edev) can handle only one event
>at the same time.
> 
>       mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
>       if (edev->enable_count)
>               dev_warn(&edev->dev, "%s is already enabled\n", 
> edev->desc->name);
>               ret = -EINVAL;
>               goto err;
>       }
>
>       if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->enable) {               
>               ret = edev->desc->ops->enable(edev);
>               if (ret < 0)
>                       goto err;
>       }
>       edev->enable_count++;

No, your suggested modification creates another bug.

It should not emit "warn" when enable_count > 0 at enable().
It is a natural behavior from drivers.
- You may have multiple drivers using edev.
- You may have multiple threads using edev.

Thus, the above 12 lines should be replaced with:

        if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->enable &&
            edev->enable_count == 0) {
                ret = edev->desc->ops->enable(edev);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto err;
        }
        edev->enable_count++;

>       
>
>> 
>>> +   edev->enable_count++;
>>> +err:
>>> +   mutex_unlock(&edev->lock);
>>> +
>>> +   return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_enable_edev);
>>> +
>>> +/**
>>> + * devfreq_event_disable_edev() - Disable the devfreq-event dev and 
>>> decrease
>>> + *                           the enable_count of the devfreq-event dev.
>>> + * @edev   : the devfreq-event device
>>> + *
>>> + * Note that this function decrease the enable_count and disable the
>>> + * devfreq-event device. After the devfreq-event device is disabled,
>>> + * devfreq device can't use the devfreq-event device for get/set/reset
>>> + * operations.
>>> + */
>>> +int devfreq_event_disable_edev(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev)
>>> +{
>>> +   int ret = 0;
>>> +
>>> +   if (!edev || !edev->desc)
>>> +           return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> +   mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
>>> +   if (edev->enable_count > 0) {
>>> +           edev->enable_count--;
>>> +   } else {
>>> +           dev_warn(&edev->dev, "unbalanced enable_count\n");
>>> +           ret = -EINVAL;
>>> +           goto err;
>>> +   }
>>> +
>>> +   if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->disable) {
>>> +           ret = edev->desc->ops->disable(edev);
>>> +           if (ret < 0) {
>>> +                   edev->enable_count++;
>>> +                   goto err;
>>> +           }

Anyway, have you seen other subsystems doing fall-back operations as you've
done by "edev->enable_count++" here? Or is this your own idea on falling back
from errors with a disable callback?

>>> +   }
>> 
>> You did it correctly with disable here;
>> not calling it when it is not required.

Uh..yeah.. the original patch was incorrect..

>
>As I explained, I'll fix it as following:
>
>       mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
>       if (!edev->enable_count) {
>               dev_warn(&edev->dev, "%s is already disabled\n", 
> edev->desc->name);
>               ret = -EINVAL;
>               goto err;
>       }
>
>       if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->disable) {
>               ret = edev->desc->ops->disable(edev);
>               if (ret < 0)
>                       goto err;               
>       }
>       edev->enable_count--;

Uh.... I'd say it is still incorrect.

        mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
        if (!edev->enable_count) {
                dev_warn(&edev->dev, "%s is already disabled\n", 
edev->desc->name);
                ret = -EINVAL;
                goto err;
        }

        edev->enable_count--;
        if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->disable &&
            !edev->enable_count) {
                ret = edev->desc->ops->disable(edev);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto err;               
        }


>
>> 
>>> +err:
>>> +   mutex_unlock(&edev->lock);
>>> +
>>> +   return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_disable_edev);
>>> +
>> 
>> []
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_is_enabled);
>> []
>> 
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_set_event);
>> []
>> 
[]
>>> +int devfreq_event_reset_event(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev)
>>> +{
>>> +   int ret = 0;
>>> +
>>> +   if (!edev || !edev->desc)
>>> +           return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> +   if (!devfreq_event_is_enabled(edev))
>>> +           return -EPERM;
>>> +
>>> +   mutex_lock(&edev->lock);
>>> +   if (edev->desc->ops && edev->desc->ops->reset)
>>> +           ret = edev->desc->ops->reset(edev);
>>> +   mutex_unlock(&edev->lock);
>> 
>> In the context of the get_event() handling "load",
>> aren't you supposed to set total_event = event = 0; here?
>
>But, devfreq_event_reset_event() function cannot handle edata instance
>because edata is not included in edev. The edata instance is only used in 
>devfreq_event_get_event().

Ah.. ok then.

>
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Cheers,
MyungJoo

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