linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] IB/core: Replace semaphore sm

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Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:43:15 +0200
From:   Jack Wang <xjtuwjp@...il.com>
To:     Binoy Jayan <binoy.jayan@...aro.org>
Cc:     Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] IB/core: Replace semaphore sm_sem with completion

Hi Binoy,

snip
>
>         port->ib_dev   = device;
>         port->port_num = port_num;
> -       sema_init(&port->sm_sem, 1);
> +       init_completion(&port->sm_comp);
> +       complete(&port->sm_comp);

Why complete here?

>         mutex_init(&port->file_mutex);
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->file_list);
>
> --
KR,
Jinpu