Re: [PATCH] cpci_hotplug: Convert to use the kthread API

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On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 12:55:29AM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <[email protected]> - unquoted
> 
> kthread_run replaces the kernel_thread and  daemonize calls
> during thread startup.
> 
> Calls to signal_pending were also removed as it is currently
> impossible for the cpci_hotplug thread to receive signals.

This drivers thread are a bit of a miss, although a lot better than
most other pci hotplug drivers :)

Below is more complete conversion to the kthread infrastructure +
wake_up_process to wake the thread.  Note that we had to keep
a thread_finished variable because the existing one had dual use.


Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c	2007-04-22 12:54:17.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c	2007-04-22 13:01:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include "cpci_hotplug.h"
 
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR	"Scott Murray <[email protected]>"
@@ -59,9 +60,8 @@ static int slots;
 static atomic_t extracting;
 int cpci_debug;
 static struct cpci_hp_controller *controller;
-static struct semaphore event_semaphore;	/* mutex for process loop (up if something to process) */
-static struct semaphore thread_exit;		/* guard ensure thread has exited before calling it quits */
-static int thread_finished = 1;
+static struct task_struct *cpci_thread;
+static int thread_finished;
 
 static int enable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *slot);
 static int disable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *slot);
@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ cpci_hp_intr(int irq, void *data)
 	controller->ops->disable_irq();
 
 	/* Trigger processing by the event thread */
-	dbg("Signal event_semaphore");
-	up(&event_semaphore);
-	dbg("exited cpci_hp_intr");
+	wake_up_process(cpci_thread);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -521,17 +519,12 @@ event_thread(void *data)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-	daemonize("cpci_hp_eventd");
-	unlock_kernel();
-
 	dbg("%s - event thread started", __FUNCTION__);
 	while (1) {
 		dbg("event thread sleeping");
-		down_interruptible(&event_semaphore);
-		dbg("event thread woken, thread_finished = %d",
-		    thread_finished);
-		if (thread_finished || signal_pending(current))
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		schedule();
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 		do {
 			rc = check_slots();
@@ -541,18 +534,17 @@ event_thread(void *data)
 			} else if (rc < 0) {
 				dbg("%s - error checking slots", __FUNCTION__);
 				thread_finished = 1;
-				break;
+				goto out;
 			}
-		} while (atomic_read(&extracting) && !thread_finished);
-		if (thread_finished)
+		} while (atomic_read(&extracting) && !kthread_should_stop());
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 
 		/* Re-enable ENUM# interrupt */
 		dbg("%s - re-enabling irq", __FUNCTION__);
 		controller->ops->enable_irq();
 	}
-	dbg("%s - event thread signals exit", __FUNCTION__);
-	up(&thread_exit);
+ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -562,12 +554,8 @@ poll_thread(void *data)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-	daemonize("cpci_hp_polld");
-	unlock_kernel();
-
 	while (1) {
-		if (thread_finished || signal_pending(current))
+		if (kthread_should_stop() || signal_pending(current))
 			break;
 		if (controller->ops->query_enum()) {
 			do {
@@ -578,48 +566,34 @@ poll_thread(void *data)
 				} else if (rc < 0) {
 					dbg("%s - error checking slots", __FUNCTION__);
 					thread_finished = 1;
-					break;
+					goto out;
 				}
-			} while (atomic_read(&extracting) && !thread_finished);
+			} while (atomic_read(&extracting) && !kthread_should_stop());
 		}
 		msleep(100);
 	}
-	dbg("poll thread signals exit");
-	up(&thread_exit);
+ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 cpci_start_thread(void)
 {
-	int pid;
-
-	/* initialize our semaphores */
-	init_MUTEX_LOCKED(&event_semaphore);
-	init_MUTEX_LOCKED(&thread_exit);
-	thread_finished = 0;
-
 	if (controller->irq)
-		pid = kernel_thread(event_thread, NULL, 0);
+		cpci_thread = kthread_run(event_thread, NULL, "cpci_hp_eventd");
 	else
-		pid = kernel_thread(poll_thread, NULL, 0);
-	if (pid < 0) {
+		cpci_thread = kthread_run(poll_thread, NULL, "cpci_hp_polld");
+	if (IS_ERR(cpci_thread)) {
 		err("Can't start up our thread");
-		return -1;
+		return PTR_ERR(cpci_thread);
 	}
-	dbg("Our thread pid = %d", pid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
 cpci_stop_thread(void)
 {
-	thread_finished = 1;
-	dbg("thread finish command given");
-	if (controller->irq)
-		up(&event_semaphore);
-	dbg("wait for thread to exit");
-	down(&thread_exit);
+	kthread_stop(cpci_thread);
 }
 
 int
-
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