3 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 6d0282c08a0..cd2033cd712 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -297,10 +297,13 @@ int __mei_cl_recv(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length)
 
 	if (cl->reading_state != MEI_READ_COMPLETE &&
 	    !waitqueue_active(&cl->rx_wait)) {
+
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 		if (wait_event_interruptible(cl->rx_wait,
-				(MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state))) {
+				cl->reading_state == MEI_READ_COMPLETE  ||
+				mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl))) {
+
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -EINTR;
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index 9eb031e9207..892cc4207fa 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ static inline bool mei_cl_is_connected(struct mei_cl *cl)
 		cl->dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_ENABLED &&
 		cl->state == MEI_FILE_CONNECTED);
 }
+static inline bool mei_cl_is_transitioning(struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return (MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
+		MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
+		MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state);
+}
 
 bool mei_cl_is_other_connecting(struct mei_cl *cl);
 int mei_cl_disconnect(struct mei_cl *cl);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 173ff095be0..cabeddd66c1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -249,19 +249,16 @@ static ssize_t mei_read(struct file *file, char __user *ubuf,
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 		if (wait_event_interruptible(cl->rx_wait,
-			(MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
-			 MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state))) {
+				MEI_READ_COMPLETE == cl->reading_state ||
+				mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl))) {
+
 			if (signal_pending(current))
 				return -EINTR;
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		}
 
 		mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
-		if (MEI_FILE_INITIALIZING == cl->state ||
-		    MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED == cl->state ||
-		    MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTING == cl->state) {
+		if (mei_cl_is_transitioning(cl)) {
 			rets = -EBUSY;
 			goto out;
 		}