From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> This change moves the check for a valid Thread ID structure up a few lines to insure that the check is made before the structure is actually used. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c index 2f01142..3c456bd 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c @@ -375,6 +375,15 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED); } + /* Must have a valid thread ID */ + + if (!walk_state->thread) { + ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, + "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info", + acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node))); + return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL); + } + /* * The Mutex is owned, but this thread must be the owner. * Special case for Global Lock, any thread can release @@ -392,15 +401,6 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NOT_OWNER); } - /* Must have a valid thread ID */ - - if (!walk_state->thread) { - ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, - "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info", - acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node))); - return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL); - } - /* * The sync level of the mutex must be equal to the current sync level. In * other words, the current level means that at least one mutex at that -- 1.6.0.6 -- 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