[ALSA] Deprecate snd_card_free_in_thread()

Deprecated snd_card_free_in_thread(), replaced with
snd_card_free_when_closed().

Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>

Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl

@@ -1054,9 +1054,8 @@
 
       <para>
       For a device which allows hotplugging, you can use
-      <function>snd_card_free_in_thread</function>.  This one will
+      <function>snd_card_free_when_closed</function>.  This one will
-      postpone the destruction and wait in a kernel-thread until all
+      postpone the destruction until all devices are closed.
-      devices are closed.
       </para>
 
     </section>

include/sound/core.h

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>		/* wake_up() */
 #include <linux/mutex.h>		/* struct mutex */
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>		/* struct rw_semaphore */
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>		/* struct workqueue_struct */
 #include <linux/pm.h>			/* pm_message_t */
 
 /* forward declarations */
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ struct snd_card {
 	int shutdown;			/* this card is going down */
 	int free_on_last_close;		/* free in context of file_release */
 	wait_queue_head_t shutdown_sleep;
-	struct work_struct free_workq;	/* for free in workqueue */
 	struct device *dev;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -245,7 +243,6 @@ struct snd_card *snd_card_new(int idx, const char *id,
 int snd_card_disconnect(struct snd_card *card);
 int snd_card_free(struct snd_card *card);
 int snd_card_free_when_closed(struct snd_card *card);
-int snd_card_free_in_thread(struct snd_card *card);
 int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card);
 int snd_card_info_init(void);
 int snd_card_info_done(void);

sound/core/init.c

@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ static inline int init_info_for_card(struct snd_card *card)
 #define init_info_for_card(card)
 #endif
 
-static void snd_card_free_thread(void * __card);
-
 /**
  *  snd_card_new - create and initialize a soundcard structure
  *  @idx: card index (address) [0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)]
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ struct snd_card *snd_card_new(int idx, const char *xid,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->ctl_files);
 	spin_lock_init(&card->files_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&card->shutdown_sleep);
-	INIT_WORK(&card->free_workq, snd_card_free_thread, card);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	mutex_init(&card->power_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&card->power_sleep);
@@ -413,53 +410,6 @@ int snd_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_card_free);
 
-static void snd_card_free_thread(void * __card)
-{
-	struct snd_card *card = __card;
-	struct module * module = card->module;
-
-	if (!try_module_get(module)) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to lock toplevel module for card %i in free thread\n", card->number);
-		module = NULL;
-	}
-
-	snd_card_free(card);
-
-	module_put(module);
-}
-
-/**
- *  snd_card_free_in_thread - call snd_card_free() in thread
- *  @card: soundcard structure
- *
- *  This function schedules the call of snd_card_free() function in a
- *  work queue.  When all devices are released (non-busy), the work
- *  is woken up and calls snd_card_free().
- *
- *  When a card can be disconnected at any time by hotplug service,
- *  this function should be used in disconnect (or detach) callback
- *  instead of calling snd_card_free() directly.
- *  
- *  Returns - zero otherwise a negative error code if the start of thread failed.
- */
-int snd_card_free_in_thread(struct snd_card *card)
-{
-	if (card->files == NULL) {
-		snd_card_free(card);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (schedule_work(&card->free_workq))
-		return 0;
-
-	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "schedule_work() failed in snd_card_free_in_thread for card %i\n", card->number);
-	/* try to free the structure immediately */
-	snd_card_free(card);
-	return -EFAULT;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_card_free_in_thread);
-
 static void choose_default_id(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	int i, len, idx_flag = 0, loops = SNDRV_CARDS;
@@ -742,9 +692,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_card_file_add);
  *
  *  This function removes the file formerly added to the card via
  *  snd_card_file_add() function.
- *  If all files are removed and the release of the card is
+ *  If all files are removed and snd_card_free_when_closed() was
- *  scheduled, it will wake up the the thread to call snd_card_free()
+ *  called beforehand, it processes the pending release of
- *  (see snd_card_free_in_thread() function).
+ *  resources.
  *
  *  Returns zero or a negative error code.
  */

sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401.c

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void __devexit snd_mpu401_pnp_remove(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 	struct snd_card *card = (struct snd_card *) pnp_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	snd_card_disconnect(card);
-	snd_card_free_in_thread(card);
+	snd_card_free_when_closed(card);
 }
 
 static struct pnp_driver snd_mpu401_pnp_driver = {

sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf.c

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void snd_pdacf_detach(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		snd_pdacf_powerdown(chip);
 	chip->chip_status |= PDAUDIOCF_STAT_IS_STALE; /* to be sure */
 	snd_card_disconnect(chip->card);
-	snd_card_free_in_thread(chip->card);
+	snd_card_free_when_closed(chip->card);
 }
 
 /*

sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void vxpocket_release(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 }
 
 /*
- * destructor, called from snd_card_free_in_thread()
+ * destructor, called from snd_card_free_when_closed()
  */
 static int snd_vxpocket_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
 {
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void vxpocket_detach(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	chip->chip_status |= VX_STAT_IS_STALE; /* to be sure */
 	snd_card_disconnect(chip->card);
 	vxpocket_release(link);
-	snd_card_free_in_thread(chip->card);
+	snd_card_free_when_closed(chip->card);
 }
 
 /*