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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c index 39ea0674dcde..5c120189ec86 100644 --- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c +++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c @@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ static int mdio_mux_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int regnum) struct mdio_mux_parent_bus *pb = cb->parent; int r; - mutex_lock(&pb->mii_bus->mdio_lock); + /* In theory multiple mdio_mux could be stacked, thus creating + * more than a single level of nesting. But in practice, + * SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING will cover the vast majority of use + * cases. We use it, instead of trying to handle the general + * case. + */ + mutex_lock_nested(&pb->mii_bus->mdio_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING); r = pb->switch_fn(pb->current_child, cb->bus_number, pb->switch_data); if (r) goto out; @@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ static int mdio_mux_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int r; - mutex_lock(&pb->mii_bus->mdio_lock); + mutex_lock_nested(&pb->mii_bus->mdio_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING); r = pb->switch_fn(pb->current_child, cb->bus_number, pb->switch_data); if (r) goto out; |