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diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f25de4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +This file explains the locking and exclusion scheme used in the PCCARD +and PCMCIA subsystems. + + +A) Overview, Locking Hierarchy: +=============================== + +pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem - protects only the list of sockets +- skt_mutex - serializes card insert / ejection + - ops_mutex - serializes socket operation + + +B) Exclusion +============ + +The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must +be called with "skt_mutex" held: + + socket_detect_change() + send_event() + socket_reset() + socket_shutdown() + socket_setup() + socket_remove() + socket_insert() + socket_early_resume() + socket_late_resume() + socket_resume() + socket_suspend() + + struct pcmcia_callback *callback + +The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must +be called with "ops_mutex" held: + + socket_reset() + socket_setup() + + struct pccard_operations *ops + +Note that send_event() and struct pcmcia_callback *callback must not be +called with "ops_mutex" held. + + +C) Protection +============= + +1. Global Data: +--------------- +struct list_head pcmcia_socket_list; + +protected by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem; + + +2. Per-Socket Data: +------------------- +The resource_ops are on their own to provide proper locking. + +The "main" struct pcmcia_socket is protected as follows (read-only fields +or single-use fields not mentioned): + +- by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem: + struct list_head socket_list; + +- by thread_lock: + unsigned int thread_events; + +- by skt_mutex: + u_int suspended_state; + void (*tune_bridge); + struct pcmcia_callback *callback; + int resume_status; + +- by ops_mutex: + socket_state_t socket; + u_int state; + u_short lock_count; + pccard_mem_map cis_mem; + void __iomem *cis_virt; + struct { } irq; + io_window_t io[]; + pccard_mem_map win[]; + struct list_head cis_cache; + size_t fake_cis_len; + u8 *fake_cis; + u_int irq_mask; + void (*zoom_video); + int (*power_hook); + u8 resource...; + struct list_head devices_list; + u8 device_count; + struct pcmcia_state; |