Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v5 18/25] net: dsa: qca8k: dsa: qca8k: protect MASTER busy_wait with mdio mutex

[Andrew Lunn]

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 04:04:53AM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> MDIO_MASTER operation have a dedicated busy wait that is not protected
> by the mdio mutex. This can cause situation where the MASTER operation
> is done and a normal operation is executed between the MASTER read/write
> and the MASTER busy_wait. Rework the qca8k_mdio_read/write function to
> address this issue by binding the lock for the whole MASTER operation
> and not only the mdio read/write common operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

    Andrew