In gsm_dlci_data_kick() we call gsm_dlci_data_sweep() with the "gsm->tx_lock" held so we can't lock it again inside gsm_dlci_data_sweep(). I removed that lock from and added one to gsmld_write_wakeup() instead. The sweep function is only called from those two places. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/char/n_gsm.c b/drivers/char/n_gsm.c index c4161d5..e4089c4 100644 --- a/drivers/char/n_gsm.c +++ b/drivers/char/n_gsm.c @@ -904,9 +904,7 @@ static void gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm) int len; /* Priority ordering: We should do priority with RR of the groups */ int i = 1; - unsigned long flags; - spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags); while (i < NUM_DLCI) { struct gsm_dlci *dlci; @@ -927,7 +925,6 @@ static void gsm_dlci_data_sweep(struct gsm_mux *gsm) if (len == 0) i++; } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags); } /** @@ -2230,12 +2227,16 @@ static int gsmld_open(struct tty_struct *tty) static void gsmld_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty) { struct gsm_mux *gsm = tty->disc_data; + unsigned long flags; /* Queue poll */ clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags); gsm_data_kick(gsm); - if (gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO) + if (gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO) { + spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags); gsm_dlci_data_sweep(gsm); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags); + } } /** -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html