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From: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] use mutex instead of semaphore in RocketPort driver
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:49:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070424174953.GB6798@traven> (raw)

the RocketPort driver uses a semaphore as mutex. use the mutex API
instead of the (binary) semaphore

Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@gmail.com>

--

diff --git a/drivers/char/rocket.c b/drivers/char/rocket.c
index 76357c8..faa5dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rocket.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rocket.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void init_r_port(int board, int aiop, int chan, struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&info->slock);
-	sema_init(&info->write_sem, 1);
+	mutex_init(&info->write_mtx);
 	rp_table[line] = info;
 	if (pci_dev)
 		tty_register_device(rocket_driver, line, &pci_dev->dev);
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ static void rp_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
 		return;
 
 	/*  Grab the port write semaphore, locking out other processes that try to write to this port */
-	down(&info->write_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&info->write_mtx);
 
 #ifdef ROCKET_DEBUG_WRITE
 	printk(KERN_INFO "rp_put_char %c...", ch);
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ static void rp_put_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char ch)
 		info->xmit_fifo_room--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->slock, flags);
-	up(&info->write_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&info->write_mtx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ static int rp_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	if (count <= 0 || rocket_paranoia_check(info, "rp_write"))
 		return 0;
 
-	down_interruptible(&info->write_sem);
+	mutex_lock_interruptible(&info->write_mtx);
 
 #ifdef ROCKET_DEBUG_WRITE
 	printk(KERN_INFO "rp_write %d chars...", count);
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ end:
 		wake_up_interruptible(&tty->poll_wait);
 #endif
 	}
-	up(&info->write_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&info->write_mtx);
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/rocket_int.h b/drivers/char/rocket_int.h
index 3a8bcc8..04bcf61 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rocket_int.h
+++ b/drivers/char/rocket_int.h
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ struct r_port {
 	struct wait_queue *close_wait;
 #endif
 	spinlock_t slock;
-	struct semaphore write_sem;
+	struct mutex write_mtx;
 };
 
 #define RPORT_MAGIC 0x525001


-- 
Matthias Kaehlcke
Linux Application Developer
Barcelona


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             reply	other threads:[~2007-04-24 17:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-04-24 17:49 Matthias Kaehlcke [this message]
2007-04-24 17:53 ` [PATCH] use mutex instead of semaphore in RocketPort driver Oliver Neukum
2007-04-24 18:19   ` Matthias Kaehlcke
     [not found] <fa.CH+7gvaumSAVtl/1QOSoYPsXewg@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found] ` <fa.NPDKv3GAx73J43g63faobz7IZVo@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]   ` <fa.ZWnvY4ypIcIOxuu79yJn6cBDr8M@ifi.uio.no>
2007-04-24 23:53     ` Robert Hancock
2007-04-25  5:06       ` Satyam Sharma
2007-04-25 12:56         ` Matthias Kaehlcke

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