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The parameter "async" in wfx_cmd_send() allows to send command without
waiting for the reply. In this case, the mutex hif_cmd.lock is released
asynchronously in the context of the receiver workqueue.
However, "kbuild test robot" complains about this architecture[1] since
it is not able to follow the lock duration of hif_cmd.lock (and indeed,
the state of the driver if the hardware wouldn't reply is not well
defined).
Besides, this feature is not really necessary. It is only used by
hif_shutdown(). This function hijack the 'async' flag to run a command
that won't answer.
So, this patch removes the 'async' flag and introduces a 'no_reply' flag.
Thus, the mutex hif_cmd.lock is only acquired/released from
hif_cmd_send(). Therefore:
- hif_shutdown() does not have to touch the private data of the struct
hif_cmd
- Kbuild test robot should be happy
- the resulting code is simpler
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/driverdev-devel/alpine.DEB.2.21.1910041317381.2992@hadrien/
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Reported-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr>
Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@silabs.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200907101521.66082-31-Jerome.Pouiller@silabs.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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