Re: [PATCH v6 7/9] iio: accel: mma8452: Drop unneeded lock acquire on read

[Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:27:45 +0200
Esben Haabendal <esben@geanix.com> wrote:

> There is no need to acquire data->lock when calling mma8452_read(), and
> dropping that makes it less likely to end up in an AB-BA deadlock
> situation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Esben Haabendal <esben@geanix.com>
> ---
>  drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
> index 7ef1a9a91c31..9ae2c3e60576 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
> @@ -504,9 +504,7 @@ static int mma8452_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>  		if (!iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev))
>  			return -EBUSY;
>  
> -		mutex_lock(&data->lock);
>  		ret = mma8452_read(data, buffer);
> -		mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
>  		iio_device_release_direct(indio_dev);
>  		if (ret < 0)
>  			return ret;
> 

Sashiko has something to say and I tend to agree at the moment:

Could removing this lock expose mma8452_read() to race conditions with PM
auto-suspend and event configuration?

mma8452_read() can be interrupted by the PM auto-suspend worker, which puts
the device in STANDBY and disables regulators while mma8452_drdy() is actively
polling over I2C. This can lead to I/O timeouts or errors.

Additionally, concurrent sysfs writes to event configurations invoke
mma8452_change_config(), which puts the hardware into STANDBY to modify
registers. The Standby transition flushes the hardware FIFO. If this occurs
between the mma8452_drdy() check and the i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() in
mma8452_read(), the block read will fetch flushed or stale data.


-- 
Kind regards,
Joshua Crofts