iwlwifi: cleanup usage of inline functions

Be consistent when using inline functions. If the function only used
once we move it to where it is used - no need for externs.

Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index f96a1a2e90f4..8cef48c9d748 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,20 @@ static void get_eeprom_mac(struct iwl3945_priv *priv, u8 *mac)
         memcpy(mac, priv->eeprom.mac_address, 6);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Clear the OWNER_MSK, to establish driver (instead of uCode running on
+ * embedded controller) as EEPROM reader; each read is a series of pulses
+ * to/from the EEPROM chip, not a single event, so even reads could conflict
+ * if they weren't arbitrated by some ownership mechanism.  Here, the driver
+ * simply claims ownership, which should be safe when this function is called
+ * (i.e. before loading uCode!).
+ */
+static inline int iwl3945_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl3945_priv *priv)
+{
+        _iwl3945_clear_bit(priv, CSR_EEPROM_GP, CSR_EEPROM_GP_IF_OWNER_MSK);
+        return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * iwl3945_eeprom_init - read EEPROM contents
  *