Use spin_lock_bh() as the code is called from softirq in networking subsystem. This is needed to prevent deadlocks when 6lowpan link is in use. Signed-off-by: Jukka Rissanen <jukka.rissanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Hi, this v4 adds a comment why spin_lock_bh() is needed here. Cheers, Jukka net/bluetooth/hci_core.c | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c index cb05d7f..2397623 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c @@ -4661,8 +4661,12 @@ static void hci_queue_acl(struct hci_chan *chan, struct sk_buff_head *queue, skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = NULL; - /* Queue all fragments atomically */ - spin_lock(&queue->lock); + /* Queue all fragments atomically. We need to use spin_lock_bh + * here because of 6LoWPAN links, as there this function is + * called from softirq and using normal spin lock could cause + * deadlocks. + */ + spin_lock_bh(&queue->lock); __skb_queue_tail(queue, skb); @@ -4679,7 +4683,7 @@ static void hci_queue_acl(struct hci_chan *chan, struct sk_buff_head *queue, __skb_queue_tail(queue, skb); } while (list); - spin_unlock(&queue->lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock); } } -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
