In task_blocks_on_lock, there's a null check on pi_blocked_on of the task_struct. This pointer can encode the fact that the task that contains the pointer is waking (preventing requeuing) and therefore is non-null. Use the inline function to avoid dereferencing an invalid "pointer" Signed-off-by: Brad Mouring <brad.mouring@xxxxxx> Reported-by: Ben Shelton <ben.shelton@xxxxxx> --- kernel/locking/rtmutex.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c index 6c40660..535321e 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c +++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c @@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ int max_lock_depth = 1024; static inline struct rt_mutex *task_blocked_on_lock(struct task_struct *p) { - return p->pi_blocked_on ? p->pi_blocked_on->lock : NULL; + return rt_mutex_real_waiter(p->pi_blocked_on) ? + p->pi_blocked_on->lock : NULL; } /* -- 1.8.3-rc3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html