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[PATCH] uml: watchdog driver locking

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Replace BKL use with a spinlock.

Also fix the control so that open doesn't return holding a lock.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com>
Cc: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <blaisorblade@yahoo.it>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Jeff Dike 2007-02-10 01:43:57 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 4ea21cd917
commit 42d36115d2
1 changed files with 15 additions and 8 deletions
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arch/um/drivers/harddog_kern.c
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@ -44,12 +44,13 @@
#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
#include "mconsole.h"
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
/* Locked by the BKL in harddog_open and harddog_release */
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
static int timer_alive;
static int harddog_in_fd = -1;
static int harddog_out_fd = -1;
@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ extern int start_watchdog(int *in_fd_ret, int *out_fd_ret, char *sock);
static int harddog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
int err;
int err = -EBUSY;
char *sock = NULL;
lock_kernel();
spin_lock(&lock);
if(timer_alive)
return -EBUSY;
goto err;
#ifdef CONFIG_HARDDOG_NOWAYOUT
__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
#endif
@ -76,11 +77,15 @@ static int harddog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
sock = mconsole_notify_socket();
#endif
err = start_watchdog(&harddog_in_fd, &harddog_out_fd, sock);
if(err) return(err);
if(err)
goto err;
timer_alive = 1;
unlock_kernel();
spin_unlock(&lock);
return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
err:
spin_unlock(&lock);
return err;
}
extern void stop_watchdog(int in_fd, int out_fd);
@ -90,14 +95,16 @@ static int harddog_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
/*
* Shut off the timer.
*/
lock_kernel();
spin_lock(&lock);
stop_watchdog(harddog_in_fd, harddog_out_fd);
harddog_in_fd = -1;
harddog_out_fd = -1;
timer_alive=0;
unlock_kernel();
spin_unlock(&lock);
return 0;
}