Arnd noted:
After the "retry_open:" label, we first get the tty_mutex
and then the BKL. However a the end of tty_open, we jump
back to retry_open with the BKL still held. If we run into
this case, the tty_open function will be left with the BKL
still held.
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc: stable <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
*/
if (filp->f_op == &hung_up_tty_fops)
filp->f_op = &tty_fops;
+ unlock_kernel();
goto retry_open;
}
unlock_kernel();