[PATCH] staging: nvec: fix power-off path to not depend on workqueue

[Aayush7352]

From: Aayush Dixit <aayushdixit924@xxxxxxxxx>

nvec_power_off() uses nvec_write_async() which queues work via
schedule_work().  During system shutdown or reboot, workqueues may be
frozen, so the AP_PWR_DOWN message never reaches the embedded
controller and the system hangs instead of powering off.

Fix by calling nvec_request_master() directly after queuing the
power-off messages, processing the TX queue synchronously in the
power-off context.  Also add a NULL guard for nvec_power_handle.

This addresses the TODO item "add atomic ops in order to fix
shutoff/reboot problems" in drivers/staging/nvec/TODO.

Signed-off-by: Aayush Dixit <aayushdixit924@xxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch has not been tested.  Compile-tested and checkpatch-clean only.

 drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index 88c416ee0..938ea8f34 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -774,10 +774,23 @@ static void nvec_disable_i2c_slave(struct nvec_chip *nvec)
 
 static void nvec_power_off(void)
 {
+	struct nvec_chip *nvec = nvec_power_handle;
 	char ap_pwr_down[] = { NVEC_SLEEP, AP_PWR_DOWN };
 
-	nvec_toggle_global_events(nvec_power_handle, false);
-	nvec_write_async(nvec_power_handle, ap_pwr_down, 2);
+	if (!nvec)
+		return;
+
+	nvec_toggle_global_events(nvec, false);
+	nvec_write_async(nvec, ap_pwr_down, 2);
+
+	/*
+	 * Process the TX queue directly instead of relying on the
+	 * workqueue.  Workqueues may be frozen during the power-off
+	 * sequence, so schedule_work() from nvec_write_async() may
+	 * not execute, leaving the AP_PWR_DOWN message unsent and
+	 * the system unable to power off.
+	 */
+	nvec_request_master(&nvec->tx_work);
 }
 
 static int tegra_nvec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-- 
2.55.0