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authorJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>2005-10-31 07:59:37 -0500
committerJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>2005-10-31 07:59:37 -0500
commita15e0384dd22ee08f56d62761ce9d770488f6f4e (patch)
tree28c9fb9ad86295ca87f9bc6df6042727ddaf68c9 /drivers/net
parente2f2e58e7968f8446b1078a20a18bf8ea12b4fbc (diff)
[netdrvr 8139too] replace hand-crafted kernel thread with workqueue
Gone are the days when 8139too was a shining example of how to use kernel threads. Delayed workqueues are easier, and map precisely to our task: running code from a kernel thread, after a periodic sleep.
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/8139too.c87
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
index 30bee11c48b..9de58e249bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
@@ -590,12 +590,12 @@ struct rtl8139_private {
spinlock_t lock;
spinlock_t rx_lock;
chip_t chipset;
- pid_t thr_pid;
- wait_queue_head_t thr_wait;
- struct completion thr_exited;
u32 rx_config;
struct rtl_extra_stats xstats;
- int time_to_die;
+
+ struct work_struct thread;
+ long time_to_die; /* -1 no thr, 0 thr active, 1 thr cancel */
+
struct mii_if_info mii;
unsigned int regs_len;
unsigned long fifo_copy_timeout;
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int rtl8139_open (struct net_device *dev);
static int mdio_read (struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location);
static void mdio_write (struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location,
int val);
-static void rtl8139_start_thread(struct net_device *dev);
+static void rtl8139_start_thread(struct rtl8139_private *tp);
static void rtl8139_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev);
static void rtl8139_init_ring (struct net_device *dev);
static int rtl8139_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *rtl8139_get_stats (struct net_device *dev);
static void rtl8139_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev);
static void __set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev);
static void rtl8139_hw_start (struct net_device *dev);
+static void rtl8139_thread (void *_data);
static struct ethtool_ops rtl8139_ethtool_ops;
/* write MMIO register, with flush */
@@ -1007,8 +1008,7 @@ static int __devinit rtl8139_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev,
(debug < 0 ? RTL8139_DEF_MSG_ENABLE : ((1 << debug) - 1));
spin_lock_init (&tp->lock);
spin_lock_init (&tp->rx_lock);
- init_waitqueue_head (&tp->thr_wait);
- init_completion (&tp->thr_exited);
+ INIT_WORK(&tp->thread, rtl8139_thread, dev);
tp->mii.dev = dev;
tp->mii.mdio_read = mdio_read;
tp->mii.mdio_write = mdio_write;
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ static int rtl8139_open (struct net_device *dev)
dev->irq, RTL_R8 (MediaStatus),
tp->mii.full_duplex ? "full" : "half");
- rtl8139_start_thread(dev);
+ rtl8139_start_thread(tp);
return 0;
}
@@ -1594,56 +1594,45 @@ static inline void rtl8139_thread_iter (struct net_device *dev,
RTL_R8 (Config1));
}
-static int rtl8139_thread (void *data)
+static void rtl8139_thread (void *_data)
{
- struct net_device *dev = data;
+ struct net_device *dev = _data;
struct rtl8139_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
- unsigned long timeout;
-
- daemonize("%s", dev->name);
- allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-
- while (1) {
- timeout = next_tick;
- do {
- timeout = interruptible_sleep_on_timeout (&tp->thr_wait, timeout);
- /* make swsusp happy with our thread */
- try_to_freeze();
- } while (!signal_pending (current) && (timeout > 0));
- if (signal_pending (current)) {
- flush_signals(current);
- }
-
- if (tp->time_to_die)
- break;
-
- if (rtnl_lock_interruptible ())
- break;
+ if ((tp->time_to_die == 0) &&
+ (rtnl_lock_interruptible() == 0)) {
rtl8139_thread_iter (dev, tp, tp->mmio_addr);
rtnl_unlock ();
}
- complete_and_exit (&tp->thr_exited, 0);
+ if (tp->time_to_die == 0)
+ schedule_delayed_work(&tp->thread, next_tick);
}
-static void rtl8139_start_thread(struct net_device *dev)
+static void rtl8139_start_thread(struct rtl8139_private *tp)
{
- struct rtl8139_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
-
- tp->thr_pid = -1;
tp->twistie = 0;
- tp->time_to_die = 0;
+ tp->time_to_die = -1;
if (tp->chipset == CH_8139_K)
tp->twistie = 1;
else if (tp->drv_flags & HAS_LNK_CHNG)
return;
- tp->thr_pid = kernel_thread(rtl8139_thread, dev, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
- if (tp->thr_pid < 0) {
- printk (KERN_WARNING "%s: unable to start kernel thread\n",
- dev->name);
- }
+ tp->time_to_die = 0;
+
+ schedule_delayed_work(&tp->thread, next_tick);
+}
+
+static void rtl8139_stop_thread(struct rtl8139_private *tp)
+{
+ if (tp->time_to_die < 0)
+ return;
+
+ tp->time_to_die = 1;
+ wmb();
+
+ if (cancel_delayed_work(&tp->thread) == 0)
+ flush_scheduled_work();
}
static inline void rtl8139_tx_clear (struct rtl8139_private *tp)
@@ -2224,22 +2213,12 @@ static int rtl8139_close (struct net_device *dev)
{
struct rtl8139_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->mmio_addr;
- int ret = 0;
unsigned long flags;
netif_stop_queue (dev);
- if (tp->thr_pid >= 0) {
- tp->time_to_die = 1;
- wmb();
- ret = kill_proc (tp->thr_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
- if (ret) {
- printk (KERN_ERR "%s: unable to signal thread\n", dev->name);
- return ret;
- }
- wait_for_completion (&tp->thr_exited);
- }
-
+ rtl8139_stop_thread(tp);
+
if (netif_msg_ifdown(tp))
printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Shutting down ethercard, status was 0x%4.4x.\n",
dev->name, RTL_R16 (IntrStatus));