gpiolib: cdev: document that line eflags are shared

index 192721f829a3..678de9264617 100644
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ struct line {
 	 */
 	struct linereq *req;
 	unsigned int irq;
+	/*
+	 * eflags is set by edge_detector_setup(), edge_detector_stop() and
+	 * edge_detector_update(), which are themselves mutually exclusive,
+	 * and is accessed by edge_irq_thread() and debounce_work_func(),
+	 * which can both live with a slightly stale value.
+	 */
 	u64 eflags;
 	/*
 	 * timestamp_ns and req_seqno are accessed only by

@@ -534,6 +540,7 @@ static irqreturn_t edge_irq_thread(int irq, void *p)
 	struct line *line = p;
 	struct linereq *lr = line->req;
 	struct gpio_v2_line_event le;
+	u64 eflags;
 
 	/* Do not leak kernel stack to userspace */
 	memset(&le, 0, sizeof(le));

@@ -552,8 +559,9 @@ static irqreturn_t edge_irq_thread(int irq, void *p)
 	}
 	line->timestamp_ns = 0;
 
-	if (line->eflags == (GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING |
-			     GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING)) {
+	eflags = READ_ONCE(line->eflags);
+	if (eflags == (GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING |
+		       GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING)) {
 		int level = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(line->desc);
 
 		if (level)

@@ -562,10 +570,10 @@ static irqreturn_t edge_irq_thread(int irq, void *p)
 		else
 			/* Emit high-to-low event */
 			le.id = GPIO_V2_LINE_EVENT_FALLING_EDGE;
-	} else if (line->eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING) {
+	} else if (eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING) {
 		/* Emit low-to-high event */
 		le.id = GPIO_V2_LINE_EVENT_RISING_EDGE;
-	} else if (line->eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING) {
+	} else if (eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING) {
 		/* Emit high-to-low event */
 		le.id = GPIO_V2_LINE_EVENT_FALLING_EDGE;
 	} else {

@@ -634,6 +642,7 @@ static void debounce_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct line *line = container_of(work, struct line, work.work);
 	struct linereq *lr;
 	int level;
+	u64 eflags;
 
 	level = gpiod_get_raw_value_cansleep(line->desc);
 	if (level < 0) {

@@ -647,7 +656,8 @@ static void debounce_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	WRITE_ONCE(line->level, level);
 
 	/* -- edge detection -- */
-	if (!line->eflags)
+	eflags = READ_ONCE(line->eflags);
+	if (!eflags)
 		return;
 
 	/* switch from physical level to logical - if they differ */

@@ -655,8 +665,8 @@ static void debounce_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		level = !level;
 
 	/* ignore edges that are not being monitored */
-	if (((line->eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING) && !level) ||
-	    ((line->eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING) && level))
+	if (((eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_RISING) && !level) ||
+	    ((eflags == GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EDGE_FALLING) && level))
 		return;
 
 	/* Do not leak kernel stack to userspace */

@@ -755,7 +765,7 @@ static void edge_detector_stop(struct line *line)
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&line->work);
 	WRITE_ONCE(line->sw_debounced, 0);
-	line->eflags = 0;
+	WRITE_ONCE(line->eflags, 0);
 	/* do not change line->level - see comment in debounced_value() */
 }
 

@@ -774,7 +784,7 @@ static int edge_detector_setup(struct line *line,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
-	line->eflags = eflags;
+	WRITE_ONCE(line->eflags, eflags);
 	if (gpio_v2_line_config_debounced(lc, line_idx)) {
 		debounce_period_us = gpio_v2_line_config_debounce_period(lc, line_idx);
 		ret = debounce_setup(line, debounce_period_us);

@@ -817,13 +827,13 @@ static int edge_detector_update(struct line *line,
 	unsigned int debounce_period_us =
 		gpio_v2_line_config_debounce_period(lc, line_idx);
 
-	if ((line->eflags == eflags) && !polarity_change &&
+	if ((READ_ONCE(line->eflags) == eflags) && !polarity_change &&
 	    (READ_ONCE(line->desc->debounce_period_us) == debounce_period_us))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* sw debounced and still will be...*/
 	if (debounce_period_us && READ_ONCE(line->sw_debounced)) {
-		line->eflags = eflags;
+		WRITE_ONCE(line->eflags, eflags);
 		WRITE_ONCE(line->desc->debounce_period_us, debounce_period_us);
 		return 0;
 	}