The patch titled isicom: istallion prepare for lock_kernel pushdown has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is isicom-istallion-prepare-for-lock_kernel-pushdown.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: isicom: istallion prepare for lock_kernel pushdown From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> This is an ancient driver so just wrap it in lock_kernel internally and be done. Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/istallion.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff -puN drivers/char/istallion.c~isicom-istallion-prepare-for-lock_kernel-pushdown drivers/char/istallion.c --- a/drivers/char/istallion.c~isicom-istallion-prepare-for-lock_kernel-pushdown +++ a/drivers/char/istallion.c @@ -4433,6 +4433,8 @@ static int stli_memioctl(struct inode *i done = 0; rc = 0; + lock_kernel(); + switch (cmd) { case COM_GETPORTSTATS: rc = stli_getportstats(NULL, argp); @@ -4455,6 +4457,7 @@ static int stli_memioctl(struct inode *i done++; break; } + unlock_kernel(); if (done) return rc; @@ -4472,6 +4475,8 @@ static int stli_memioctl(struct inode *i if (brdp->state == 0) return -ENODEV; + lock_kernel(); + switch (cmd) { case STL_BINTR: EBRDINTR(brdp); @@ -4494,6 +4499,7 @@ static int stli_memioctl(struct inode *i rc = -ENOIOCTLCMD; break; } + unlock_kernel(); return rc; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch libata-isolate-and-rework-cable-logic.patch pata_amd-fix-sparse-warning.patch 8390-split-8390-support-into-a-pausing-and-a-non-pausing-driver-core.patch parisc-new-termios-definitions.patch megaraid-outb_p-extermination.patch usb-serial-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch ftdi_sio-note-missing-locking.patch usb-serial-note-mos7480-and-option-dont-lock-modem-status.patch io_ti-lock-mcr-and-msr-shadows-properly.patch iuu_phoenix-lock-priv-tiostatus-properly.patch kobil_sct-get-rid-of-unneeded-priv-line_state.patch ti_usb_3410_5052-extend-locking-to-msr-and-shadow-mcr.patch git-watchdog.patch crisv10-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch fix-tty-speed-handling-on-8250.patch uart_get_baud_rate-stop-mangling-termios.patch do_task_stat-dont-take-rcu_read_lock.patch amiserial-prepare-for-locking-relaxation-in-caller.patch cyclades-prepare-for-relaxed-locking-in-callers.patch epca-lock_kernel-push-down.patch esp-lock_kernel-push-down.patch isicom-prepare-for-lock_kernel-push-down.patch isicom-istallion-prepare-for-lock_kernel-pushdown.patch mxser-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch nozomi-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch riscom8-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch rocket-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch serial167-prepare-to-push-bkl-down-into-drivers.patch specialix-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch stallion-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch sx-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch synclink-series-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch viocons-bkl-locking.patch vt_ioctl-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch isdn_tty-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch 68360serial-note-that-there-isnt-any-info-mcr-locking.patch serial_core-prepare-for-bkl-push-down.patch tty-bkl-pushdown.patch tty-bkl-pushdown-fix1.patch redo-locking-of-tty-pgrp.patch put_pid-make-sure-we-dont-free-the-live-pid.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html