linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] UBI: Call worker functions without work

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Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:26:37 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
Cc:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] UBI: Call worker functions without work_sem held

There is no need to call the worker function with work_sem held.
We only need the semaphore to synchronize workers and protect
the work list.

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
---
 drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index 20f4917..b1e2ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int do_work(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	ubi->works_count -= 1;
 	ubi_assert(ubi->works_count >= 0);
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
+	up_read(&ubi->work_sem);
 
 	/*
 	 * Call the worker function. Do not touch the work structure
@@ -254,7 +255,6 @@ static int do_work(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	err = wrk->func(ubi, wrk, 0);
 	if (err)
 		ubi_err("work failed with error code %d", err);
-	up_read(&ubi->work_sem);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ static int erase_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wl_wrk,
 		serve_prot_queue(ubi);
 
 		/* And take care about wear-leveling */
-		err = ensure_wear_leveling(ubi, 1);
+		err = ensure_wear_leveling(ubi, 0);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -1730,13 +1730,14 @@ int ubi_wl_flush(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, int lnum)
 				ubi->works_count -= 1;
 				ubi_assert(ubi->works_count >= 0);
 				spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
+				up_read(&ubi->work_sem);
 
 				err = wrk->func(ubi, wrk, 0);
 				if (err) {
-					up_read(&ubi->work_sem);
 					return err;
 				}
 
+				down_read(&ubi->work_sem);
 				spin_lock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 				found = 1;
 				break;
-- 
1.8.4.5

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