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Whenever write_reg() fails to open/close the demod's I2C gate, release the lock to avoid deadlocking situations. If I2c gate open failed, there's no need to hold a lock, and if close fails, the mutex_unlock() at the end of the function is never reached, leaving the mutex_lock in locked state, which in turn will cause potential for deadlocks. Thus, release the lock on failure. While we're touching gate_ctrl(), add some explanation about the need for locking and the shared I2C bus/gate. Cc: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scheller <d.scheller@gmx.net> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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