Hi Michael,
On 10/15/07, Hennerich, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> +
> >> +static int ad7877_read(struct device *dev, u16 reg)
> >> +{
> >> + struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(dev);
> >> + struct ser_req *req = kzalloc(sizeof *req,
> GFP_KERNEL);
> >
> >How many reads can happen at once? Maybe allocate 1 ser_req per
> >touchcsreen when creating it?
>
> ad7877_read_adc, ad7877_read and ad7877_write are just used by the sysfs
> hooks. Touchscreen samples are read by the kthread using a different
> message struct. So far each sysfs invocation got its own storage for the
> spi message, which then is handed over to the SPI bus driver.
> The SPI bus driver serializes transfers in a kthread.
>
> Two different processes could access the drivers sysfs hooks.
>
> Using one ser_req per touch screen could require additional locking?
> Things at is, looks pretty safe to me.
>
OK, fair enough.
--
Dmitry
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