When mutex_lock_interruptible is used on paths where a signal can be pending, the device is not closed properly and cannot be reused. This usually happens when you start tzap for example and send it a TERM signal. The signal is pending while tear-down routines are called. Hence streaming is not properly stopped in that case. And the device stops working from that moment on. Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c index 19b5ed2..bf2a908 100644 --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c @@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ int dib0700_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int onoff) } } - if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adap->dev->usb_mutex) < 0) { - err("could not acquire lock"); - return -EINTR; - } + mutex_lock(&adap->dev->usb_mutex); st->buf[0] = REQUEST_ENABLE_VIDEO; /* this bit gives a kind of command, -- 1.8.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html