linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] ipmi: Consolidate the run to completion checking for xmit msgs lock

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Message-ID: <20260127135917.1597762-3-corey@minyard.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:54:40 -0600
From: Corey Minyard <corey@...yard.net>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers+lkml@...il.com>,
	Bill Wendling <morbo@...gle.com>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
	kernel-team@...a.com,
	Corey Minyard <corey@...yard.net>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ipmi: Consolidate the run to completion checking for xmit msgs lock

It made things hard to read, move the check to a function.

Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <corey@...yard.net>
---
 drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index a590a67294e2..030828cdb778 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -602,6 +602,20 @@ static int __ipmi_bmc_register(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 static int __scan_channels(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 				struct ipmi_device_id *id, bool rescan);
 
+static void ipmi_lock_xmit_msgs(struct ipmi_smi *intf, int run_to_completion,
+				unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	if (!run_to_completion)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, *flags);
+}
+
+static void ipmi_unlock_xmit_msgs(struct ipmi_smi *intf, int run_to_completion,
+				  unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	if (!run_to_completion)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, *flags);
+}
+
 static void free_ipmi_user(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct ipmi_user *user = container_of(ref, struct ipmi_user, refcount);
@@ -1878,11 +1892,9 @@ static void smi_send(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 	int run_to_completion = READ_ONCE(intf->run_to_completion);
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_lock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 	smi_msg = smi_add_send_msg(intf, smi_msg, priority);
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_unlock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 
 	if (smi_msg)
 		handlers->sender(intf->send_info, smi_msg);
@@ -4826,8 +4838,7 @@ static void smi_work(struct work_struct *t)
 	 * message delivery.
 	 */
 restart:
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_lock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 	if (intf->curr_msg == NULL && !intf->in_shutdown) {
 		struct list_head *entry = NULL;
 
@@ -4843,8 +4854,7 @@ static void smi_work(struct work_struct *t)
 			intf->curr_msg = newmsg;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_unlock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 
 	if (newmsg) {
 		cc = intf->handlers->sender(intf->send_info, newmsg);
@@ -4852,13 +4862,9 @@ static void smi_work(struct work_struct *t)
 			if (newmsg->recv_msg)
 				deliver_err_response(intf,
 						     newmsg->recv_msg, cc);
-			if (!run_to_completion)
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock,
-						  flags);
+			ipmi_lock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 			intf->curr_msg = NULL;
-			if (!run_to_completion)
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock,
-						       flags);
+			ipmi_unlock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 			ipmi_free_smi_msg(newmsg);
 			newmsg = NULL;
 			goto restart;
@@ -4928,16 +4934,14 @@ void ipmi_smi_msg_received(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock,
 				       flags);
 
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_lock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 	/*
 	 * We can get an asynchronous event or receive message in addition
 	 * to commands we send.
 	 */
 	if (msg == intf->curr_msg)
 		intf->curr_msg = NULL;
-	if (!run_to_completion)
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->xmit_msgs_lock, flags);
+	ipmi_unlock_xmit_msgs(intf, run_to_completion, &flags);
 
 	if (run_to_completion)
 		smi_work(&intf->smi_work);
-- 
2.43.0