Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] firmware loader: Introduce new API - request_firmware_abort()
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Kweh, Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com wrote: -Original Message- From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming@canonical.com] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 12:00 AM You can call fw_lookup_buf() directly, otherwise feel free to add: Acked-by: Ming Lei ming@canonical.com Hi Ming Lei, The fw_lookup_buf() is defined inside the conditional preprocessor directive for CONFIG_PM_SLEEP. Since the request_firmware_abort() may not only be used in PM_SLEEP, could I move the fw_lookup_buf() out from the CONFIG_PM_SLEEP block if we want to call fw_lookup_buf() instead of __fw_lookup_buf()? Sure. Thanks, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-efi in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
RE: [PATCH v1 1/3] firmware loader: Introduce new API - request_firmware_abort()
-Original Message- From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming@canonical.com] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 12:00 AM You can call fw_lookup_buf() directly, otherwise feel free to add: Acked-by: Ming Lei ming@canonical.com Hi Ming Lei, The fw_lookup_buf() is defined inside the conditional preprocessor directive for CONFIG_PM_SLEEP. Since the request_firmware_abort() may not only be used in PM_SLEEP, could I move the fw_lookup_buf() out from the CONFIG_PM_SLEEP block if we want to call fw_lookup_buf() instead of __fw_lookup_buf()? Thanks. Regards, Wilson N�r��yb�X��ǧv�^�){.n�+{�y^n�r���z���h����G���h�(�階�ݢj���m��z�ޖ���f���h���~�m�
Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] firmware loader: Introduce new API - request_firmware_abort()
On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Kweh Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com wrote: From: Kweh, Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com Besides aborting through user helper interface, a new API request_firmware_abort() allows kernel driver module to abort the request_firmware() / request_firmware_nowait() when they are no longer needed. It is useful for cancelling an outstanding firmware load if initiated from inside a module where that module is in the process of being unloaded, since the unload function may not have a handle to the struct firmware_buf. Note for people who use request_firmware_nowait(): You are required to do your own synchronization after you call request_firmware_abort() in order to continue unloading the module. The example synchronization code shows below: while (THIS_MODULE module_refcount(THIS_MODULE)) msleep(20); Cc: Matt Fleming matt.flem...@intel.com Signed-off-by: Kweh, Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com --- drivers/base/firmware_class.c | 30 ++ include/linux/firmware.h |4 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c index d276e33..b2fe40b 100644 --- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c @@ -1291,6 +1291,36 @@ request_firmware_nowait( } EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware_nowait); +/** + * request_firmware_abort - abort the waiting of firmware request + * @fw_name: name of firmware file + * + * @fw_name is the same name string while calling to request_firmware() + * or request_firmware_nowait(). + **/ +int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name) +{ + struct firmware_buf *buf; + struct firmware_buf *entry; + + spin_lock(fw_cache.lock); + buf = __fw_lookup_buf(fw_name); + spin_unlock(fw_cache.lock); You can call fw_lookup_buf() directly, otherwise feel free to add: Acked-by: Ming Lei ming@canonical.com + if (!buf) + return -ENOENT; + + mutex_lock(fw_lock); + list_for_each_entry(entry, pending_fw_head, pending_list) { + if (entry == buf) { + __fw_load_abort(buf); + break; + } + } + mutex_unlock(fw_lock); + return 0; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware_abort); + #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP static ASYNC_DOMAIN_EXCLUSIVE(fw_cache_domain); diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h index 5952933..ed90c8b 100644 --- a/include/linux/firmware.h +++ b/include/linux/firmware.h @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int request_firmware_nowait( void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)); void release_firmware(const struct firmware *fw); +int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name); #else static inline int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name, @@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ static inline void release_firmware(const struct firmware *fw) { } +static inline int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name) +{ +} #endif #ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-efi in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
[PATCH v1 1/3] firmware loader: Introduce new API - request_firmware_abort()
From: Kweh, Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com Besides aborting through user helper interface, a new API request_firmware_abort() allows kernel driver module to abort the request_firmware() / request_firmware_nowait() when they are no longer needed. It is useful for cancelling an outstanding firmware load if initiated from inside a module where that module is in the process of being unloaded, since the unload function may not have a handle to the struct firmware_buf. Note for people who use request_firmware_nowait(): You are required to do your own synchronization after you call request_firmware_abort() in order to continue unloading the module. The example synchronization code shows below: while (THIS_MODULE module_refcount(THIS_MODULE)) msleep(20); Cc: Matt Fleming matt.flem...@intel.com Signed-off-by: Kweh, Hock Leong hock.leong.k...@intel.com --- drivers/base/firmware_class.c | 30 ++ include/linux/firmware.h |4 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c index d276e33..b2fe40b 100644 --- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c @@ -1291,6 +1291,36 @@ request_firmware_nowait( } EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware_nowait); +/** + * request_firmware_abort - abort the waiting of firmware request + * @fw_name: name of firmware file + * + * @fw_name is the same name string while calling to request_firmware() + * or request_firmware_nowait(). + **/ +int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name) +{ + struct firmware_buf *buf; + struct firmware_buf *entry; + + spin_lock(fw_cache.lock); + buf = __fw_lookup_buf(fw_name); + spin_unlock(fw_cache.lock); + if (!buf) + return -ENOENT; + + mutex_lock(fw_lock); + list_for_each_entry(entry, pending_fw_head, pending_list) { + if (entry == buf) { + __fw_load_abort(buf); + break; + } + } + mutex_unlock(fw_lock); + return 0; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware_abort); + #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP static ASYNC_DOMAIN_EXCLUSIVE(fw_cache_domain); diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h index 5952933..ed90c8b 100644 --- a/include/linux/firmware.h +++ b/include/linux/firmware.h @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int request_firmware_nowait( void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)); void release_firmware(const struct firmware *fw); +int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name); #else static inline int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name, @@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ static inline void release_firmware(const struct firmware *fw) { } +static inline int request_firmware_abort(const char *fw_name) +{ +} #endif #ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-efi in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html