From: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@gmail.com>
To: wim@iguana.be
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] use mutex instead of semaphore in Berkshire USB-PC Watchdog driver
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:40:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070426084050.GA6468@traven> (raw)
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@gmail.com>
--
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 31037f9..1e7a671 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/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_interface *interface, const struct usb_devi
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 usb_interface *interface)
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 usb_interface *interface)
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);
--
Matthias Kaehlcke
Linux Application Developer
Barcelona
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