[PATCH 06/25] staging: unisys: visorbus: add timeout to controlvm_periodic_work

[David Kershner]

Limit the amount that gets pulled from the queue on each try so we don't
get stuck in an infinite loop if something has gone wrong with the s-Par
firmware.

Signed-off-by: David Kershner <david.kershner at unisys.com>
Reviewed-by: Tim Sell <timothy.sell at unisys.com>
---
 drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index 5cbc69f..6758369 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -1785,6 +1785,7 @@ static void
 controlvm_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct controlvm_message inmsg;
+	int count = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	/* Drain the RESPONSE queue make it empty */
@@ -1792,7 +1793,7 @@ controlvm_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		err = visorchannel_signalremove(chipset_dev->controlvm_channel,
 						CONTROLVM_QUEUE_RESPONSE,
 						&inmsg);
-	} while (!err);
+	} while ((!err) && (++count < CONTROLVM_MESSAGE_MAX));
 
 	if (err != -EAGAIN)
 		goto schedule_out;
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