The patch titled
viocons: BKL locking
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viocons-bkl-locking.patch
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Subject: viocons: BKL locking
From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
For some weird reason I can't ascertain (translation "I think its
broken") the viocons driver calls directly into the n_tty ldisc code even
if another ldisc is in use. It'll probably break if you do that but I'm
just fixing the locking and adding a comment that its horked.
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/viocons.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/char/viocons.c~viocons-bkl-locking drivers/char/viocons.c
--- a/drivers/char/viocons.c~viocons-bkl-locking
+++ a/drivers/char/viocons.c
@@ -704,8 +704,11 @@ static int viotty_ioctl(struct tty_struc
case KDSKBLED:
return 0;
}
-
- return n_tty_ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+ /* FIXME: WTF is this being called for ??? */
+ lock_kernel();
+ ret = n_tty_ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+ unlock_kernel();
+ return ret;
}
/*
_
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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
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