Hello,
In order to get the configuration of a board, I have to send, from
userspace, an ioctl to the driver and wait for the board to complete its
action. The way this is implemented is as follows:
- In the ioctl, the driver sends a command to the board and then goes to
sleep (interruptible_sleep_on(&info->config_wait));
- The board receives the command, handles it and answers back with an
interrupt;
- The driver's interrupt handler schedules a bottom-half action.
- The bottom-half calls wake_up_interuptible(&info->config_wait).
- The ioctl returns and the userspace application has the board
configuration.
Now, the problem: the board is so fast that it interrupts back _before_
the driver goes to sleep, i.e.:
- Driver sends command to board;
- Driver goes to sl... interrupt back from board!!
- Interrupt handler schedules bottom-half.
- Bottom-half calls wake_up.
- Ioctl continues, and _then_ goes to sleep. System locked.
I can't disable interrupts before going to sleep, because the event that
wakes me up is an interrupt. However, if I don't protect it from the
interrupts, the system locks ...
Is there any other way in Linux to implement this?!?!?!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Later,
Ivan
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