From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bh-25.webhostbox.net ([208.91.199.152]:40309 "EHLO bh-25.webhostbox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750980AbeDPRva (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:51:30 -0400 Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:51:28 -0700 From: Guenter Roeck To: Ahsan Hussain Cc: jdelvare@suse.com, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, chombour , ahsann , m.purski@samsung.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] hwmon: (ina2xx) initialize mutex before locking Message-ID: <20180416175128.GA10596@roeck-us.net> References: <20180416172858.GA9447@roeck-us.net> <78aeafda-03f2-de62-f6bd-6bd7b81ea201@mentor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <78aeafda-03f2-de62-f6bd-6bd7b81ea201@mentor.com> Sender: linux-hwmon-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:48:03PM +0500, Ahsan Hussain wrote: > > > On 04/16/2018 10:28 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:08:19PM +0500, Ahsan Hussain wrote: > >> > >> Upstream commit > >> > >> 8d008c0c ("hwmon: (ina2xx) Make calibration register value fixed") > >> > > This doesn't have to be on separate lines; as written, it just causes > > confusion. > > > Will do in my next email. > >> makes ina2xx_set_shunt() call mutex_lock on an un-initialized mutex. > >> Initialize it prior so we don't get a NULL pointer dereference error > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Ahsan Hussain > > > > Good find, but your patch is corrupted to the point where any attenpt to > > fix it up on my side failed. Please resend without corruption, and please > > provide a Fixes: line. > Appologies. This must be Thunderbird, I've been trying to coax into > doing otherwise. Will send the corrected patch shortly. Best is to set up and use git send-email. Anyway, you can see the result of the corruption at https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10343535/; it appears that patchwork doesn't understand your patch either. Guenter > > > > Thanks, > > Guenter > > > >> --- > >> drivers/hwmon/ina2xx.c | 4 ++-- > >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > >> > >> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ina2xx.c b/drivers/hwmon/ina2xx.c > >> index a629f7c..1304f01 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/hwmon/ina2xx.c > >> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/ina2xx.c > >> @@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ static int ina2xx_probe(struct i2c_client *client, > >> val = INA2XX_RSHUNT_DEFAULT; > >> } > >> + mutex_init(&data->config_lock); > >> + > >> ina2xx_set_shunt(data, val); > >> ina2xx_regmap_config.max_register = data->config->registers; > >> @@ -473,8 +475,6 @@ static int ina2xx_probe(struct i2c_client *client, > >> return -ENODEV; > >> } > >> - mutex_init(&data->config_lock); > >> - > >> data->groups[group++] = &ina2xx_group; > >> if (id->driver_data == ina226) > >> data->groups[group++] = &ina226_group; > >> -- > >> 2.7.4 > >>