HID: cdev lock_kernel() pushdown
authorJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:25:44 +0000 (10:25 -0600)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:05:47 +0000 (14:05 -0600)
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
drivers/hid/hidraw.c

index 1ca6f46..2fde6c6 100644 (file)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <linux/hidraw.h>
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ static int hidraw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
        struct hidraw_list *list;
        int err = 0;
 
+       lock_kernel();
        if (!(list = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hidraw_list), GFP_KERNEL))) {
                err = -ENOMEM;
                goto out;
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ static int hidraw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 out_unlock:
        spin_unlock(&minors_lock);
 out:
+       unlock_kernel();
        return err;
 
 }