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Re: [PATCH] wl12xx: Cleanup PLT mode when module is removed

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Hi Juuso,

On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 12:48 +0100, juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
> index 9076555..863e660 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
> @@ -917,12 +917,10 @@ out:
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -int wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl)
> +int __wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl)
>  {
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
> -
>  	wl1271_notice("power down");
>  
>  	if (wl->state != WL1271_STATE_PLT) {
> @@ -938,12 +936,21 @@ int wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl)
>  	wl->state = WL1271_STATE_OFF;
>  	wl->rx_counter = 0;
>  
> -out:
>  	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
> -
>  	cancel_work_sync(&wl->irq_work);
>  	cancel_work_sync(&wl->recovery_work);
> +	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
> +out:
> +	return ret;
> +}

Again we have this kind of unlock-lock case.  Wouldn't it be better to
move the cancel_work calls outside this function and call them after
__wl1271_plt_stop() has returned? Yeah, there will be duplicate code if
we do this, but I think it's a bit safer, isn't it?

-- 
Cheers,
Luca.

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