tree 86c5e5e7fe1b41ecf18233149f6a1f7a60b4cd45
parent 81024fc41a9353160bc445fda4f96d1aa5e82791
author Paul Parsons <lost.distance@yahoo.com> 1305251163 +0100
committer Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz> 1306147843 +0200

apm-emulation: apm_mutex breaks ACK; remove it

apm_mutex is locked by a process (e.g. apm -s) at the start of apm_ioctl() and
remains locked while pm_suspend() is called. Any subsequent process trying to
ACK the suspend (e.g. apmd) is then blocked at the start of apm_ioctl(),
causing the suspend to be delayed for 5 seconds in apm_suspend_notifier()
while the ACK times out. In short, ACKs don't work.

The driver's data structures are sufficiently protected by assorted locks. And
pm_suspend() has its own mutex to prevent reentrancy. Consequently there is no
obvious requirement for apm_mutex, which evolved from earlier BKL calls. So
let's remove it.

Signed-off-by: Paul Parsons <lost.distance@yahoo.com>
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>