There is a path which still holds its mutex here. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c index fef80cf..e63b830 100644 --- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c +++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c @@ -691,8 +691,10 @@ static int open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp) if (info->port.count == 1) { /* 1st open on this device, init hardware */ retval = startup(info); - if (retval < 0) + if (retval < 0) { + mutex_unlock(&info->port.mutex); goto cleanup; + } } mutex_unlock(&info->port.mutex); retval = block_til_ready(tty, filp, info); -- 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