Re: [RFC PATCH] usb_wwan : add locking around shared port data in two FIXME-marked places

[Oliver Neukum]

Hi,

On 20.06.25 12:17, Abinash Singh wrote:
> Fix two locking-related FIXME comments by adding a mutex
>   to protect shared fields in `usb_wwan_port_private`.
>
> - In `usb_wwan_dtr_rts()`, access to `rts_state`
> and `dtr_state` is now protected by `portdata->lock`.
> - In `usb_wwan_tiocmset()`, access to `rts_state`
>   and `dtr_state` is now also synchronized with the same mutex.
>
> These changes prevent possible data races
> and inconsistent state updates when the port is written concurrently.

unfortunately this patch is rather problematic because

1. you never initialize the mutex
2. these values are read in usb_wwan_send_setup(), where you don't take the lock

Now, as usb_wwan_send_setup() is called right after you drop
the mutex, this patch is kind of inelegant.

	Sorry
		Oliver