Re: [PATCH] mmc: rtsx: Revert "mmc: rtsx: add support for pre_req and post_req"

[Lee Jones]

> >> From: Micky Ching <micky_ching@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> This reverts commit c42deffd5b53c9e583d83c7964854ede2f12410d.
> >
> > Why was this patch even merged without an MFD Ack?
> >
> >> commit <mmc: rtsx: add support for pre_req and post_req> did use
> >> mutex_unlock() in tasklet, but mutex_unlock() can't used in
> >> tasklet(atomic context). The driver need use mutex to avoid concurrency,
> >> so we can't use tasklet here, the patch need to be removed.
> >>
> >> The spinlock host->lock and pcr->lock may deadlock, one way to solve the
> >> deadlock is remove host->lock in sd_isr_done_transfer(), but if using
> >> workqueue the we can avoid using the spinlock and also avoid the problem.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Micky Ching <micky_ching@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/mfd/rtsx_pcr.c            |  132 ++++--------
> >>  drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c |  418 ++++++-------------------------------
> >>  include/linux/mfd/rtsx_common.h   |    1 -
> >>  include/linux/mfd/rtsx_pci.h      |    6 -
> >>  4 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 448 deletions(-)
> >
> > This patch should be sent to the -rcs as soon as possible:
> 
> Do you mind helping out doing it here Lee? Not sure how busy Chris is
> at the moment.

I don't mind. I just need a maintainer Ack from one of you guys.

> >
> > Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>

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