[ARM] pxafb: avoid the racing condition in pxafb_smart_thread
authorEric Miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:51:01 +0000 (18:51 +0800)
committerEric Miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:04 +0000 (22:51 +0800)
fbi->state change shall really be protected by fbi->ctrlr_lock, where
the change is sheltered. There is a possibility that pxafb_smart_thread
will start update the LCD panel when fbi->state == C_ENABLE, while
all other initialization isn't done.

Signed-off-by: Eric Miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
drivers/video/pxafb.c

index 1e1c4ec..ab68959 100644 (file)
@@ -794,11 +794,15 @@ static int pxafb_smart_thread(void *arg)
                if (try_to_freeze())
                        continue;
 
+               mutex_lock(&fbi->ctrlr_lock);
+
                if (fbi->state == C_ENABLE) {
                        inf->smart_update(&fbi->fb);
                        complete(&fbi->refresh_done);
                }
 
+               mutex_unlock(&fbi->ctrlr_lock);
+
                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
                schedule_timeout(30 * HZ / 1000);
        }