[ldv-project] [PATCH] mei: fix mismatch in mutex unlock-lock in mei_amthif_read()
Winkler, Tomas
tomas.winkler at intel.com
Sun Dec 23 13:22:19 MSK 2012
>
> Users of mei_amthif_read() expect it leaves dev->device_lock held, while
> there is a path where mei_amthif_read() unlocks device_lock and returns -
> ERESTARTSYS.
>
> The patch move code locking device_lock back before the return.
>
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov at ispras.ru>
Acked-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler at intel.com>
Greg. This should be eligible for 3.8.
Thanks
Tomas
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