Re: [PATCH 2/6] firmware_class: Split _request_firmware() into threefunctions

From: Stephen Boyd
Date: Tue Mar 27 2012 - 17:35:50 EST


On 03/26/12 13:36, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Monday, March 26, 2012, Stephen Boyd wrote:
>> On 03/25/12 15:01, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>> @@ -639,8 +655,15 @@ static int request_firmware_work_func(vo
>>> return 0;
>>> }
>>>
>>> - ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
>>> + ret = _request_firmware_prepare(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device);
>>> + if (ret <= 0)
>>> + return ret;
>> This needs to jump to the cont function so that users know loading
>> failed or that the firmware was builtin.
> You're right, sorry. That should have been
>
> if (ret > 0) {
> ret = _request_firmware(fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
> fw_work->uevent, true);
> if (ret)
> _request_firmware_cleanup(&fw);
> }
>
> but actually using a jump makes the next patch look better.
>
> Updated patch is appended.
> ---
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: firmware_class: Split _request_firmware() into three functions, v2
>
> Split _request_firmware() into three functions,
> _request_firmware_prepare() doing preparatory work that need not be
> done under umhelper_sem, _request_firmware_cleanup() doing the
> post-error cleanup and _request_firmware() carrying out the remaining
> operations.
>
> This change is requisite for moving the acquisition of umhelper_sem
> from _request_firmware() to the callers, which is going to be done
> subsequently.

Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>
> ---

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