The patch titled snapshot: push BKL down into ioctl handlers has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is snapshot-push-bkl-down-into-ioctl-handlers.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: snapshot: push BKL down into ioctl handlers From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/power/user.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/power/user.c~snapshot-push-bkl-down-into-ioctl-handlers kernel/power/user.c --- a/kernel/power/user.c~snapshot-push-bkl-down-into-ioctl-handlers +++ a/kernel/power/user.c @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ #include <linux/console.h> #include <linux/cpu.h> #include <linux/freezer.h> +#include <linux/smp_lock.h> #include <asm/uaccess.h> @@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ static ssize_t snapshot_write(struct fil return res; } -static int snapshot_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, - unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) +static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, + unsigned long arg) { int error = 0; struct snapshot_data *data; @@ -189,6 +190,8 @@ static int snapshot_ioctl(struct inode * data = filp->private_data; + lock_kernel(); + switch (cmd) { case SNAPSHOT_FREEZE: @@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ static int snapshot_ioctl(struct inode * error = -ENOTTY; } - + unlock_kernel(); return error; } @@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ static const struct file_operations snap .read = snapshot_read, .write = snapshot_write, .llseek = no_llseek, - .ioctl = snapshot_ioctl, + .unlocked_ioctl = snapshot_ioctl, }; static struct miscdevice snapshot_device = { _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch serial-fix-enable_irq_wake-disable_irq_wake-imbalance-in-serial_corec.patch linux-next.patch add-time_is_after_jiffies-and-others-which-compare-with-jiffies.patch 8390-split-8390-support-into-a-pausing-and-a-non-pausing-driver-core.patch libata-sff-fix-oops-reported-in-kerneloopsorg-for-pnp-devices-with-no-ctl.patch libata-sff-fix-oops-reported-in-kerneloopsorg-for-pnp-devices-with-no-ctl-fix.patch ata-acpi-hotplug-handle-bay-devices-in-dock-stations.patch ata-acpi-hotplug-handle-bay-devices-in-dock-stations-cleanup.patch paride-push-ioctl-down-into-driver.patch pktcdvd-push-bkl-down-into-driver.patch efirtc-push-down-the-bkl.patch ip2-push-bkl-down-for-the-firmware-interface.patch mwave-ioctl-bkl-pushdown.patch rio-push-down-the-bkl-into-the-firmware-ioctl-handler.patch sx-push-bkl-down-into-the-firmware-ioctl-handler.patch ixj-push-bkl-into-driver-and-wrap-ioctls.patch pcwd-a-couple-of-watchdogs-escaped-conversion.patch dac960-push-down-bkl.patch cm4000_cs-switch-to-unlocked_ioctl.patch ppdev-wrap-ioctl-handler-in-driver-and-push-lock-down.patch snapshot-push-bkl-down-into-ioctl-handlers.patch ds1302-push-down-the-bkl-into-the-driver-ioctl-code.patch dsp56k-bkl-pushdown.patch lcd-push-the-bkl-down-into-the-driver-ioctl-handler.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