2 files changed, 40 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/drivers/device/spi.cpp b/src/drivers/device/spi.cpp
index 8fffd60cb..fa6b78d64 100644
--- a/src/drivers/device/spi.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/device/spi.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ SPI::SPI(const char *name,
 	CDev(name, devname, irq),
 	// public
 	// protected
+	locking_mode(LOCK_PREEMPTION),
 	// private
 	_bus(bus),
 	_device(device),
@@ -132,13 +133,25 @@ SPI::probe()
 int
 SPI::transfer(uint8_t *send, uint8_t *recv, unsigned len)
 {
+	irqstate_t	state;
 
 	if ((send == nullptr) && (recv == nullptr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* do common setup */
-	if (!up_interrupt_context())
-		SPI_LOCK(_dev, true);
+	/* lock the bus as required */
+	if (!up_interrupt_context()) {
+		switch (locking_mode) {
+		default:
+		case LOCK_PREEMPTION:
+			state = irqsave();
+			break;
+		case LOCK_THREADS:
+			SPI_LOCK(_dev, true);
+			break;
+		case LOCK_NONE:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	SPI_SETFREQUENCY(_dev, _frequency);
 	SPI_SETMODE(_dev, _mode);
@@ -151,8 +164,19 @@ SPI::transfer(uint8_t *send, uint8_t *recv, unsigned len)
 	/* and clean up */
 	SPI_SELECT(_dev, _device, false);
 
-	if (!up_interrupt_context())
-		SPI_LOCK(_dev, false);
+	if (!up_interrupt_context()) {
+		switch (locking_mode) {
+		default:
+		case LOCK_PREEMPTION:
+			irqrestore(state);
+			break;
+		case LOCK_THREADS:
+			SPI_LOCK(_dev, false);
+			break;
+		case LOCK_NONE:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/drivers/device/spi.h b/src/drivers/device/spi.h
index e0122372a..9103dca2e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/device/spi.h
+++ b/src/drivers/device/spi.h
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	int		transfer(uint8_t *send, uint8_t *recv, unsigned len);
 
+	/**
+	 * Locking modes supported by the driver.
+	 */
+	enum LockMode {
+		LOCK_PREEMPTION,	/**< the default; lock against all forms of preemption. */
+		LOCK_THREADS,		/**< lock only against other threads, using SPI_LOCK */
+		LOCK_NONE		/**< perform no locking, only safe if the bus is entirely private */
+	};
+
+	LockMode	locking_mode;	/**< selected locking mode */
+
 private:
 	int			_bus;
 	enum spi_dev_e		_device;