1 files changed, 4 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 5b25311ba88..257fda90e52 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1283,18 +1283,11 @@ static unsigned int ata_id_xfermask(const u16 *id)
 void ata_port_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, work_func_t fn, void *data,
 			 unsigned long delay)
 {
-	int rc;
-
-	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FLUSH_PORT_TASK)
-		return;
-
 	PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, fn);
 	ap->port_task_data = data;
 
-	rc = queue_delayed_work(ata_wq, &ap->port_task, delay);
-
-	/* rc == 0 means that another user is using port task */
-	WARN_ON(rc == 0);
+	/* may fail if ata_port_flush_task() in progress */
+	queue_delayed_work(ata_wq, &ap->port_task, delay);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1309,32 +1302,9 @@ void ata_port_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, work_func_t fn, void *data,
  */
 void ata_port_flush_task(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
-	ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_FLUSH_PORT_TASK;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
-
-	DPRINTK("flush #1\n");
-	cancel_work_sync(&ap->port_task.work); /* akpm: seems unneeded */
-
-	/*
-	 * At this point, if a task is running, it's guaranteed to see
-	 * the FLUSH flag; thus, it will never queue pio tasks again.
-	 * Cancel and flush.
-	 */
-	if (!cancel_delayed_work(&ap->port_task)) {
-		if (ata_msg_ctl(ap))
-			ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_DEBUG, "%s: flush #2\n",
-					__FUNCTION__);
-		cancel_work_sync(&ap->port_task.work);
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
-	ap->pflags &= ~ATA_PFLAG_FLUSH_PORT_TASK;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&ap->port_task);
 
 	if (ata_msg_ctl(ap))
 		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_DEBUG, "%s: EXIT\n", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -6557,13 +6527,7 @@ void ata_port_detach(struct ata_port *ap)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 
 	ata_port_wait_eh(ap);
-
-	/* Flush hotplug task.  The sequence is similar to
-	 * ata_port_flush_task().
-	 */
-	cancel_work_sync(&ap->hotplug_task.work); /* akpm: why? */
-	cancel_delayed_work(&ap->hotplug_task);
-	cancel_work_sync(&ap->hotplug_task.work);
+	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&ap->hotplug_task);
 
  skip_eh:
 	/* remove the associated SCSI host */