The patch titled COSA/SRP: convert channel_data.rsem to mutex has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is cosa-srp-convert-channel_datarsem-to-mutex.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: COSA/SRP: convert channel_data.rsem to mutex From: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias@xxxxxxxxxxxx> COSA/SRP driver: The semaphore channel_data.rsem is used as a mutex, convert it to the mutex API Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wan/cosa.c | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/net/wan/cosa.c~cosa-srp-convert-channel_datarsem-to-mutex drivers/net/wan/cosa.c --- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c~cosa-srp-convert-channel_datarsem-to-mutex +++ a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ #include <linux/ioport.h> #include <linux/netdevice.h> #include <linux/spinlock.h> +#include <linux/mutex.h> #include <linux/device.h> #undef COSA_SLOW_IO /* for testing purposes only */ @@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ struct channel_data { int (*tx_done)(struct channel_data *channel, int size); /* Character device parts */ - struct semaphore rsem, wsem; + struct mutex rlock; + struct semaphore wsem; char *rxdata; int rxsize; wait_queue_head_t txwaitq, rxwaitq; @@ -807,7 +809,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *cosa_net static void chardev_channel_init(struct channel_data *chan) { - init_MUTEX(&chan->rsem); + mutex_init(&chan->rlock); init_MUTEX(&chan->wsem); } @@ -825,12 +827,12 @@ static ssize_t cosa_read(struct file *fi cosa->name, cosa->firmware_status); return -EPERM; } - if (down_interruptible(&chan->rsem)) + if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&chan->rlock)) return -ERESTARTSYS; if ((chan->rxdata = kmalloc(COSA_MTU, GFP_DMA|GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) { printk(KERN_INFO "%s: cosa_read() - OOM\n", cosa->name); - up(&chan->rsem); + mutex_unlock(&chan->rlock); return -ENOMEM; } @@ -848,7 +850,7 @@ static ssize_t cosa_read(struct file *fi remove_wait_queue(&chan->rxwaitq, &wait); current->state = TASK_RUNNING; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cosa->lock, flags); - up(&chan->rsem); + mutex_unlock(&chan->rlock); return -ERESTARTSYS; } } @@ -857,7 +859,7 @@ static ssize_t cosa_read(struct file *fi kbuf = chan->rxdata; count = chan->rxsize; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cosa->lock, flags); - up(&chan->rsem); + mutex_unlock(&chan->rlock); if (copy_to_user(buf, kbuf, count)) { kfree(kbuf); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from matthias@xxxxxxxxxxxx are cosa-srp-convert-channel_datarsem-to-mutex.patch convert-acl-sem-in-a-mutex.patch convert-stats_sem-in-a-mutex.patch convert-wpa_sem-in-a-mutex.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html