The patch titled
use mutex instead of semaphore in Berkshire USB-PC Watchdog driver
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-berkshire-usb-pc-watchdog-driver.patch
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Subject: use mutex instead of semaphore in Berkshire USB-PC Watchdog driver
From: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx>
The Berkshire USB-PC Watchdog driver uses a semaphore as mutex. Use the mutex
API instead of the (binary) semaphore.
Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c~use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-berkshire-usb-pc-watchdog-driver drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c~use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-berkshire-usb-pc-watchdog-driver
+++ a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct usb_pcwd_private {
atomic_t cmd_received; /* true if we received a report after a command */
int exists; /* Wether or not the device exists */
- struct semaphore sem; /* locks this structure */
+ struct mutex mtx; /* locks this structure */
};
static struct usb_pcwd_private *usb_pcwd_device;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static int usb_pcwd_probe(struct usb_int
usb_pcwd_device = usb_pcwd;
- init_MUTEX (&usb_pcwd->sem);
+ mutex_init(&usb_pcwd->mtx);
usb_pcwd->udev = udev;
usb_pcwd->interface = interface;
usb_pcwd->interface_number = iface_desc->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static void usb_pcwd_disconnect(struct u
usb_pcwd = usb_get_intfdata (interface);
usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
- down (&usb_pcwd->sem);
+ mutex_lock(&usb_pcwd->mtx);
/* Stop the timer before we leave */
if (!nowayout)
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static void usb_pcwd_disconnect(struct u
misc_deregister(&usb_pcwd_temperature_miscdev);
unregister_reboot_notifier(&usb_pcwd_notifier);
- up (&usb_pcwd->sem);
+ mutex_unlock(&usb_pcwd->mtx);
/* Delete the USB PCWD device */
usb_pcwd_delete(usb_pcwd);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
include-kern_-constant-in-printk-calls-in-mm-slabc.patch
srmcons-fix-kmallocgfp_kernel-inside-spinlock.patch
git-dvb.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-binary-semaphore-in-idt77252-driver.patch
qla1280-use-dma_64bit_mask-instead-of-0ull.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-binary-semaphore-in-cdu-31a-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-sbpcd-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-berkshire-usb-pc-watchdog-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-rocketport-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-tpm-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-hdaps-driver.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-for-misc-char-devices.patch
fix-spinlock-usage-in-hysdn_log_close.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-capi-20-interface.patch
use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore-in-virtual-console-driver.patch
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