Re: [PATCH] use mutex instead of semaphore in EDAC core

From: Doug Thompson
Date: Wed Apr 25 2007 - 14:45:48 EST


Thanks, I will have to modify this, as the edac_mc.c has been
re-written in a patch I have in my queue, but not net pushed up stream.
I will generate a new quilt patch with your named acknowledged.

thanks

doug thompson


--- Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> the EDAC core code uses a semaphore as mutex. use the mutex API
> instead of the (binary) semaphore
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> --
> diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> index 7b62230..f217750 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> +++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int panic_on_ue;
> static int poll_msec = 1000;
>
> /* lock to memory controller's control array */
> -static DECLARE_MUTEX(mem_ctls_mutex);
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(mem_ctls_mutex);
> static struct list_head mc_devices = LIST_HEAD_INIT(mc_devices);
>
> static struct task_struct *edac_thread;
> @@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ int edac_mc_add_mc(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
> int mc_idx)
> }
> }
> #endif
> - down(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
>
> if (add_mc_to_global_list(mci))
> goto fail0;
> @@ -1507,14 +1507,14 @@ int edac_mc_add_mc(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
> int mc_idx)
> edac_mc_printk(mci, KERN_INFO, "Giving out device to %s %s: DEV
> %s\n",
> mci->mod_name, mci->ctl_name, dev_name(mci->dev));
>
> - up(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> return 0;
>
> fail1:
> del_mc_from_global_list(mci);
>
> fail0:
> - up(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> return 1;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_mc_add_mc);
> @@ -1531,16 +1531,16 @@ struct mem_ctl_info * edac_mc_del_mc(struct
> device *dev)
> struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
>
> debugf0("MC: %s()\n", __func__);
> - down(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
>
> if ((mci = find_mci_by_dev(dev)) == NULL) {
> - up(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> return NULL;
> }
>
> edac_remove_sysfs_mci_device(mci);
> del_mc_from_global_list(mci);
> - up(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> edac_printk(KERN_INFO, EDAC_MC,
> "Removed device %d for %s %s: DEV %s\n", mci->mc_idx,
> mci->mod_name, mci->ctl_name, dev_name(mci->dev));
> @@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ static inline void check_mc_devices(void)
> struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
>
> debugf3("%s()\n", __func__);
> - down(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
>
> list_for_each(item, &mc_devices) {
> mci = list_entry(item, struct mem_ctl_info, link);
> @@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static inline void check_mc_devices(void)
> mci->edac_check(mci);
> }
>
> - up(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
> }
>
> /*
>
> --
> Matthias Kaehlcke
> Linux Application Developer
> Barcelona
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