This patch replaces a semaphore(txq_thread_started) with a completion. Struct semaphore txq_thread_started is used to signal completion of txq thread. It is better to use completion than semaphore for this case. Signed-off-by: Leo Kim <leo.kim@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c | 10 +++++----- drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c index a858552..2ed2bf3 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c +++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ #include <linux/skbuff.h> #include <linux/semaphore.h> +#include <linux/completion.h> static int dev_state_ev_handler(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr); @@ -313,12 +314,12 @@ static int linux_wlan_txq_task(void *vp) vif = netdev_priv(dev); wl = vif->wilc; - up(&wl->txq_thread_started); + complete(&wl->txq_thread_started); while (1) { down(&wl->txq_event); if (wl->close) { - up(&wl->txq_thread_started); + complete(&wl->txq_thread_started); while (!kthread_should_stop()) schedule(); @@ -693,8 +694,7 @@ static int wlan_init_locks(struct net_device *dev) sema_init(&wl->cfg_event, 0); sema_init(&wl->sync_event, 0); - - sema_init(&wl->txq_thread_started, 0); + init_completion(&wl->txq_thread_started); return 0; } @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static int wlan_initialize_threads(struct net_device *dev) wilc->close = 0; return -ENOBUFS; } - down(&wilc->txq_thread_started); + wait_for_completion(&wilc->txq_thread_started); return 0; } diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h index 3d0ca8e..3a561df6 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h +++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h @@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ struct wilc { struct semaphore cfg_event; struct semaphore sync_event; struct semaphore txq_event; - - struct semaphore txq_thread_started; + struct completion txq_thread_started; struct task_struct *txq_thread; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html