[media] rc: refactor raw handler kthread
I think we can get rid of the spinlock protecting the kthread from being interrupted by a wakeup in certain parts. Even with the current implementation of the kthread the only lost wakeup scenario could happen if the wakeup occurs between the kfifo_len check and setting the state to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE. In the changed version we could lose a wakeup if it occurs between processing the fifo content and setting the state to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE. This scenario is covered by an additional check for available events in the fifo and setting the state to TASK_RUNNING in this case. In addition the changed version flushes the kfifo before ending when the kthread is stopped. With this patch we gain: - Get rid of the spinlock - Simplify code - Don't grep / release the mutex for each individual event but just once for the complete fifo content. This reduces overhead if a driver e.g. triggers processing after writing the content of a hw fifo to the kfifo. Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@mess.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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