Re: [PATCH v1] drivers/acpi/scan.c: Document why we don't need the device_hotplug_lock

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On 7/31/2019 3:53 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Let's document why the lock is not needed in acpi_scan_init(), right now
> this is not really obvious.
>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>


> ---
>
> @Andrew, can you drop "drivers/acpi/scan.c: acquire device_hotplug_lock in
> acpi_scan_init()" and add this patch instead? Thanks
>
> ---
>   drivers/acpi/scan.c | 6 ++++++
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> index 0e28270b0fd8..8444af6cd514 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
> @@ -2204,6 +2204,12 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
>   	acpi_gpe_apply_masked_gpes();
>   	acpi_update_all_gpes();
>   
> +	/*
> +	 * Although we call__add_memory() that is documented to require the
> +	 * device_hotplug_lock, it is not necessary here because this is an
> +	 * early code when userspace or any other code path cannot trigger
> +	 * hotplug/hotunplug operations.
> +	 */
>   	mutex_lock(&acpi_scan_lock);
>   	/*
>   	 * Enumerate devices in the ACPI namespace.