The transaction task here is hp_sdc_tasklet() and it releases the lock. The problem is if we aren't able to queue the transaction then we need to release the lock ourselves. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c index 86b8228..45e0e3e 100644 --- a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c +++ b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c @@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ static int64_t hp_sdc_rtc_read_i8042timer (uint8_t loadcmd, int numreg) if (WARN_ON(down_interruptible(&i8042tregs))) return -1; - if (hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(&t)) return -1; + if (hp_sdc_enqueue_transaction(&t)) { + up(&i8042tregs); + return -1; + } /* Sleep until results come back. */ if (WARN_ON(down_interruptible(&i8042tregs))) -- 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