linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] incorrect use of init

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Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:14:31 -0500
From:	Ed Cashin <ecashin@...erose.net>
To:	Nicholas Mc Guire <der.herr@...r.at>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] incorrect use of init_completion fixup

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Nicholas Mc Guire <der.herr@...r.at> wrote:
>
> The second init_completion call should be a reinit_completion here.
>
> patch is against 3.18.0 linux-next
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <der.herr@...r.at>
> ---
>  drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> index 422b7d8..2239513 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> @@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ aoe_ktstart(struct ktstate *k)
>                 return -ENOMEM;
>         k->task = task;
>         wait_for_completion(&k->rendez); /* allow kthread to start */
> -       init_completion(&k->rendez);    /* for waiting for exit later */
> +       reinit_completion(&k->rendez);  /* for waiting for exit later */
>         return 0;
>  }

That looks good to me, thanks.

-- 
  Ed Cashin <ecashin@...erose.net>
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