linux-kernel - [PATCH] POWER: jz4740-battery: Protect against concurrent battery readings

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Date:	Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:00:52 +0100
From:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH] POWER: jz4740-battery: Protect against concurrent battery readings

We can not handle more then one ADC request at a time to the battery. The patch
adds a mutex around the ADC read code to ensure this.

Signed-off-by: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc: stable@...nel.org
---
 drivers/power/jz4740-battery.c |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
---
This patch should also go into the 2.6.36.x stable tree

diff --git a/drivers/power/jz4740-battery.c b/drivers/power/jz4740-battery.c
index a8108a7..2bbe04a 100644
--- a/drivers/power/jz4740-battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/jz4740-battery.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct jz_battery {
 
 	struct power_supply battery;
 	struct delayed_work work;
+
+	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
 static inline struct jz_battery *psy_to_jz_battery(struct power_supply *psy)
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ static long jz_battery_read_voltage(struct jz_battery *battery)
 	unsigned long val;
 	long voltage;
 
+	mutex_lock(&battery->lock);
+
 	INIT_COMPLETION(battery->read_completion);
 
 	enable_irq(battery->irq);
@@ -91,6 +95,8 @@ static long jz_battery_read_voltage(struct jz_battery *battery)
 	battery->cell->disable(battery->pdev);
 	disable_irq(battery->irq);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&battery->lock);
+
 	return voltage;
 }
 
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ static int __devinit jz_battery_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	jz_battery->pdev = pdev;
 
 	init_completion(&jz_battery->read_completion);
+	mutex_init(&jz_battery->lock);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&jz_battery->work, jz_battery_work);
 
-- 
1.5.6.5

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