qubes-linux-kernel/patches.fixes/xencons_close_deadlock.patch

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2011-07-21 12:34:28 +00:00
--- linux-2.6.38.3/drivers/xen/console/console.c.orig 2011-07-21 13:20:34.120001602 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.38.3/drivers/xen/console/console.c 2011-07-21 13:36:14.848001956 +0200
@@ -618,7 +618,12 @@ static void xencons_close(struct tty_str
if (DUMMY_TTY(tty))
return;
+ /* We are called under tty_lock(). As other functions in tty core
+ obtain locks in tty_mutex,tty_lock order, we must do the same to
+ avoid a deadlock. Thus we must first tty_unlock(), and then lock. */
+ tty_unlock();
mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
+ tty_lock();
if (tty->count != 1) {
mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);