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-rw-r--r--sound/drivers/aloop.c23
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index 1408403f727a..6408932f5f72 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -1107,20 +1107,18 @@ static int loopback_snd_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm)
struct snd_timer_instance *timeri;
struct loopback_cable *cable = dpcm->cable;
- spin_lock_irq(&cable->lock);
-
/* check if timer was already opened. It is only opened once
* per playback and capture subdevice (aka cable).
*/
if (cable->snd_timer.instance)
- goto unlock;
+ goto exit;
err = loopback_parse_timer_id(dpcm->loopback->timer_source, &tid);
if (err < 0) {
pcm_err(dpcm->substream->pcm,
"Parsing timer source \'%s\' failed with %d",
dpcm->loopback->timer_source, err);
- goto unlock;
+ goto exit;
}
cable->snd_timer.stream = dpcm->substream->stream;
@@ -1129,7 +1127,7 @@ static int loopback_snd_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm)
timeri = snd_timer_instance_new(dpcm->loopback->card->id);
if (!timeri) {
err = -ENOMEM;
- goto unlock;
+ goto exit;
}
/* The callback has to be called from another tasklet. If
* SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_FAST is specified it will be called from the
@@ -1148,10 +1146,9 @@ static int loopback_snd_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm)
tasklet_init(&cable->snd_timer.event_tasklet,
loopback_snd_timer_tasklet, (unsigned long)timeri);
- /* snd_timer_close() and snd_timer_open() should not be called with
- * locked spinlock because both functions can block on a mutex. The
- * mutex loopback->cable_lock is kept locked. Therefore snd_timer_open()
- * cannot be called a second time by the other device of the same cable.
+ /* The mutex loopback->cable_lock is kept locked.
+ * Therefore snd_timer_open() cannot be called a second time
+ * by the other device of the same cable.
* Therefore the following issue cannot happen:
* [proc1] Call loopback_timer_open() ->
* Unlock cable->lock for snd_timer_close/open() call
@@ -1160,9 +1157,7 @@ static int loopback_snd_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm)
* [proc1] Call snd_timer_open() and overwrite running timer
* instance
*/
- spin_unlock_irq(&cable->lock);
err = snd_timer_open(timeri, &cable->snd_timer.id, current->pid);
- spin_lock_irq(&cable->lock);
if (err < 0) {
pcm_err(dpcm->substream->pcm,
"snd_timer_open (%d,%d,%d) failed with %d",
@@ -1171,14 +1166,12 @@ static int loopback_snd_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm)
cable->snd_timer.id.subdevice,
err);
snd_timer_instance_free(timeri);
- goto unlock;
+ goto exit;
}
cable->snd_timer.instance = timeri;
-unlock:
- spin_unlock_irq(&cable->lock);
-
+exit:
return err;
}