3 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 274c390d17cd..baf932681362 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int linux_wlan_txq_task(void *vp)
 
 	complete(&wl->txq_thread_started);
 	while (1) {
-		down(&wl->txq_event);
+		wait_for_completion(&wl->txq_event);
 
 		if (wl->close) {
 			complete(&wl->txq_thread_started);
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ void wilc1000_wlan_deinit(struct net_device *dev)
 			mutex_unlock(&wl->hif_cs);
 		}
 		if (&wl->txq_event)
-			up(&wl->txq_event);
+			wait_for_completion(&wl->txq_event);
 
 		wlan_deinitialize_threads(dev);
 		deinit_irq(dev);
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int wlan_init_locks(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&wl->txq_spinlock);
 	sema_init(&wl->txq_add_to_head_cs, 1);
 
-	sema_init(&wl->txq_event, 0);
+	init_completion(&wl->txq_event);
 
 	sema_init(&wl->cfg_event, 0);
 	sema_init(&wl->sync_event, 0);
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void wlan_deinitialize_threads(struct net_device *dev)
 	wl->close = 1;
 
 	if (&wl->txq_event)
-		up(&wl->txq_event);
+		complete(&wl->txq_event);
 
 	if (wl->txq_thread) {
 		kthread_stop(wl->txq_thread);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 3a561df6d370..12d7c7b1a5fe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "host_interface.h"
 #include "wilc_wlan.h"
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_LOWER_THRESHOLD	128
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_UPPER_THRESHOLD	256
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ struct wilc {
 
 	struct semaphore cfg_event;
 	struct semaphore sync_event;
-	struct semaphore txq_event;
+	struct completion txq_event;
 	struct completion txq_thread_started;
 
 	struct task_struct *txq_thread;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 11e16d56ace7..1a571352bc96 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include "wilc_wlan_if.h"
 #include "wilc_wlan.h"
 #include "wilc_wfi_netdevice.h"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ static void wilc_wlan_txq_add_to_tail(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wilc->txq_spinlock, flags);
 
-	up(&wilc->txq_event);
+	complete(&wilc->txq_event);
 }
 
 static int wilc_wlan_txq_add_to_head(struct wilc_vif *vif,
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ static int wilc_wlan_txq_add_to_head(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wilc->txq_spinlock, flags);
 	up(&wilc->txq_add_to_head_cs);
-	up(&wilc->txq_event);
+	complete(&wilc->txq_event);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ static int wilc_wlan_txq_filter_dup_tcp_ack(struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wilc->txq_spinlock, wilc->txq_spinlock_flags);
 
 	while (dropped > 0) {
-		wilc_lock_timeout(wilc, &wilc->txq_event, 1);
+		wait_for_completion_timeout(&wilc->txq_event,
+						msecs_to_jiffies(1));
 		dropped--;
 	}