Raw IR transmitters do not need any thread listening for
occurring events. Check the driver type before running the
thread.
Signed-off-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index 1c42a9f2f290..9938e42e0c0b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -270,12 +270,19 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
INIT_KFIFO(dev->raw->kfifo);
spin_lock_init(&dev->raw->lock);
- dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
- "rc%u", dev->minor);
- if (IS_ERR(dev->raw->thread)) {
- rc = PTR_ERR(dev->raw->thread);
- goto out;
+ /*
+ * raw transmitters do not need any event registration
+ * because the event is coming from userspace
+ */
+ if (dev->driver_type != RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW_TX) {
+ dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
+ "rc%u", dev->minor);
+
+ if (IS_ERR(dev->raw->thread)) {
+ rc = PTR_ERR(dev->raw->thread);
+ goto out;
+ }
}
mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
--
2.11.0
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