[PATCH -next 7/9] pty: Hold ctrl_lock for packet mode updates

From: Peter Hurley
Date: Thu Oct 16 2014 - 15:34:04 EST


Updates to the packet mode enable require holding the ctrl_lock;
the serialization prevents corruption of adjacent fields.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/pty.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index bcec4c7..7a1a538 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
wake_up_interruptible(&tty->write_wait);
+ spin_lock_irq(&tty->ctrl_lock);
tty->packet = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irq(&tty->ctrl_lock);
/* Review - krefs on tty_link ?? */
if (!tty->link)
return;
--
2.1.1

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