[PATCH 3/3] Char: vt_ioctl, fix lock imbalance

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Fri Jun 19 2009 - 17:09:33 EST


Don't return from switch/case directly in vt_ioctl. Set ret and break
instead so that we unlock BKL.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index e6ce632..7539bed 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
kbd = kbd_table + console;
switch (cmd) {
case TIOCLINUX:
- return tioclinux(tty, arg);
+ ret = tioclinux(tty, arg);
+ break;
case KIOCSOUND:
if (!perm)
goto eperm;
--
1.6.3.2

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