[PATCH] i2c-mpc: do not allow interruptions when waiting for I2C to complete

[Wolfram Sang]

On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 08:00:37AM -0600, Timur Tabi wrote:
> The i2c_wait() function is using wait_event_interruptible_timeout() to wait for
> the I2C controller to signal that it has completed an I2C bus operation.  If
> the process that causes the I2C operation terminated abruptly, the wait will
> be interrupted, returning an error.  It is better to let the I2C operation
> finished before the process exits.
> 
> It is safe to use wait_event_timeout() instead, because the timeout will allow
> the process to exit if the I2C bus hangs.  It's also better to allow the
> I2C operation to finish, because unacknowledged I2C operations can cause the
> I2C bus to hang.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur at freescale.com>

Acked-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang at pengutronix.de>

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