Re: [PATCH] n_tty: Protect minimum_to_wake reset for concurrentreaders

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 02:01:57PM -0500, Peter Hurley wrote:
> With multiple, concurrent readers (each waiting to acquire the
> atomic_read_lock mutex), a departing reader may mistakenly reset
> minimum_to_wake after a new reader has already set a new value.
> 
> Protect the minimum_to_wake reset with the atomic_read_lock critical
> section.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

This patch doesn't apply to Linus's tree anymore (and hence, mine.)  Is
it needed for 3.13-final?  Or just 3.14-rc1?  Either way, can you
refresh it and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h
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