From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> commit a70aef7982b012e86dfd39fbb235e76a21ae778a upstream. The register_mutex taken around the dev_unregister callback call in snd_rawmidi_free() may potentially lead to a mutex deadlock, when OSS emulation and a hot unplug are involved. Since the mutex doesn't protect the actual race (as the registration itself is already protected by another means), let's drop it. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAB7eexJP7w1B0mVgDF0dQ+gWor7UdkiwPczmL7pn91xx8xpzOA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221011070147.7611-1-tiwai@xxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- sound/core/rawmidi.c | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) --- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c +++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c @@ -1835,10 +1835,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_r snd_info_free_entry(rmidi->proc_entry); rmidi->proc_entry = NULL; - mutex_lock(®ister_mutex); if (rmidi->ops && rmidi->ops->dev_unregister) rmidi->ops->dev_unregister(rmidi); - mutex_unlock(®ister_mutex); snd_rawmidi_free_substreams(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT]); snd_rawmidi_free_substreams(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT]);