---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2009/3/20 Subject: [PATCH] sony-laptop: Kill the BKL To: LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c | 12 ++++++++---- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c index 537959d..15f940b 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c @@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/moduleparam.h> #include <linux/init.h> -#include <linux/smp_lock.h> #include <linux/types.h> #include <linux/backlight.h> #include <linux/platform_device.h> @@ -1934,10 +1933,15 @@ static int sonypi_misc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) static int sonypi_misc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) { /* Flush input queue on first open */ - lock_kernel(); + unsigned long flags; + + spin_lock_irqsave(sonypi_compat.fifo->lock, flags); + if (atomic_inc_return(&sonypi_compat.open_count) == 1) - kfifo_reset(sonypi_compat.fifo); - unlock_kernel(); + __kfifo_reset(sonypi_compat.fifo); + + spin_unlock_irqrestore(sonypi_compat.fifo->lock, flags); + return 0; } -- 1.6.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html