[PATCH net-next 09/10] ice: dpll: update locking comments

From
Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
Date
2026-11-06 12:11:19
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Ivan Vecera, 2026-11-06
Callbacks run under the DPLL core domain locks instead of dpll_lock. Note
that callbacks of pins of an external DPLL run under the domain of that
DPLL, so only pf->dplls.lock serializes them with the rest of the driver.

Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c | 4 ++--
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
index d6302409a2dacf..07cbd4cf0160ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.c
@@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@ ice_dpll_input_state_get(const struct dpll_pin *pin, void *pin_priv,
  * peer via dpll netlink learn about the update.
  *
  * Context: Called from dpll_pin_ops callbacks after pf->dplls.lock is
- *          released.  Uses __dpll_pin_change_ntf() because dpll_lock is
- *          still held by the dpll netlink layer.
+ *          released.  Uses __dpll_pin_change_ntf() because the domain lock
+ *          is still held by the dpll core.
  */
 static void ice_dpll_sw_pin_notify_peer(struct ice_dplls *d,
 					struct ice_dpll_pin *changed)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h
index 4ba76e2e2e0b01..39e041a30090d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dpll.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ struct ice_dpll {
  *     tx_refclks usage map), acquire pf->dplls.lock first, then
  *     ctrl_pf->dplls.lock. Skip the second acquire when pf == ctrl_pf
  *     to avoid recursive locking.
+ *   - Callbacks of the SYNCE and TIME_REF pins of an external DPLL run under
+ *     the DPLL core domain lock of that DPLL, not of the TXC and TSPLL DPLLs,
+ *     so only @lock serializes them with the callbacks of these DPLLs.
  *   - @txclk_notify_rwsem is held for read across
  *     ice_txclk_update_and_notify(), including the out-of-lock
  *     dpll_*_change_ntf() calls. ice_dpll_deinit() takes the write side
-- 
2.56.0
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