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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] Char: mxser_new, fix recursive locking
> Signed-off-by: Jan "Yenya" Kasprzak <kas@fi.muni.cz>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
>
> --- linux-2.6.21-rc2/drivers/char/mxser_new.c.orig 2007-04-20 15:41:46.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc2/drivers/char/mxser_new.c 2007-04-20 15:46:46.000000000 +0200
> @@ -2230,7 +2230,14 @@
> port->mon_data.rxcnt += cnt;
> port->mon_data.up_rxcnt += cnt;
>
> + /*
> + * We are called from an interrupt context with &port->slock
> + * being held. Drop it temporarily in order to prevent
> + * recursive locking.
> + */
> + spin_unlock(&port->slock);
> tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
> + spin_lock(&port->slock);
> }
>
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