[PATCH] tty: serial: imx: move del_timer_sync() to avoid potential deadlock

From: Eric Miao
Date: Thu Dec 22 2011 - 16:39:43 EST


del_timer_sync() acquires its own lock and doesn't have to be nested
within the spinlock of sport->port.lock in imx_set_termios(), which
will cause potential deadlock. Fix this by moving it outside.

Cc: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Eric Miao <eric.miao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 4 ++--
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 39bbce4..0f4ba21 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ imx_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
ucr2 |= UCR2_PROE;
}

+ del_timer_sync(&sport->timer);
+
/*
* Ask the core to calculate the divisor for us.
*/
@@ -934,8 +936,6 @@ imx_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
sport->port.ignore_status_mask |= URXD_OVRRUN;
}

- del_timer_sync(&sport->timer);
-
/*
* Update the per-port timeout.
*/
--
1.7.5.4

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