linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/8] pstore: do not run timer while pstore is not mounted

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Message-Id: <1350301137-16912-7-git-send-email-dragos.tatulea@intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:38:55 +0300
From:	dragos.tatulea@...el.com
To:	cbouatmailru@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	adrian.hunter@...el.com, octavian.purdila@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] pstore: do not run timer while pstore is not mounted

From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>

A timer is used to periodically check for new dumps.
The timer is not needed unless pstore is mounted,
so disable it otherwise.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
--
 fs/pstore/inode.c    |    3 +++
 fs/pstore/internal.h |    2 ++
 fs/pstore/platform.c |   36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index 4800c09..5e20a8d 100644
-- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ static int pstore_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	pstore_get_records(0);
 
	pstore_add_timer();

 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ static struct dentry *pstore_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 static void pstore_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
	pstore_del_timer();
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 	pstore_sb = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/fs/pstore/internal.h b/fs/pstore/internal.h
index 4847f58..c7b8197 100644
-- a/fs/pstore/internal.h
++ b/fs/pstore/internal.h
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ extern int	pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id, char *psname, u64 id,
 			      struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi);
 extern int	pstore_is_mounted(void);
 
extern void pstore_add_timer(void);
extern void pstore_del_timer(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index 63ff377..3a4c38f 100644
-- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ static int pstore_new_entry;
 
 static void pstore_timefunc(unsigned long);
 static DEFINE_TIMER(pstore_timer, pstore_timefunc, 0, 0);
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pstore_timer_lock);
static int pstore_timer_on;
 
 static void pstore_dowork(struct work_struct *);
 static DECLARE_WORK(pstore_work, pstore_dowork);
@@ -351,12 +353,6 @@ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
 	pstore_register_console();
 	pstore_register_ftrace();
 
	if (pstore_update_ms >= 0) {
		pstore_timer.expires = jiffies +
			msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms);
		add_timer(&pstore_timer);
	}

 	pstore_debugfs_init();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -411,12 +407,38 @@ static void pstore_dowork(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static void pstore_timefunc(unsigned long dummy)
 {
	unsigned long flags;

 	if (pstore_new_entry) {
 		pstore_new_entry = 0;
 		schedule_work(&pstore_work);
 	}
 
	mod_timer(&pstore_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms));
	spin_lock_irqsave(&pstore_timer_lock, flags);
	if (pstore_timer_on)
		mod_timer(&pstore_timer,
				jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms));
	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pstore_timer_lock, flags);
}

void pstore_add_timer(void)
{
	pstore_timer_on = 1;
	if (pstore_update_ms >= 0) {
		pstore_timer.expires = jiffies +
			msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms);
		add_timer(&pstore_timer);
	}
}

void pstore_del_timer(void)
{
	unsigned long flags;

	spin_lock_irqsave(&pstore_timer_lock, flags);
	pstore_timer_on = 0;
	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pstore_timer_lock, flags);
	del_timer_sync(&pstore_timer);
 }
 
 /* pstore_write must only be called from PSTORE_DUMP notifier callbacks */
- 
1.7.9.5

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