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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
commitd1794f2c5b5817eb79ccc5e00701ca748d1b073a (patch)
tree5a4c98e694e88a8c82f342d0cc9edb2a4cbbef36 /drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
parenta41eebab7537890409ea9dfe0fcda9b5fbdb090d (diff)
parent2fceef397f9880b212a74c418290ce69e7ac00eb (diff)
Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6
* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (146 commits) IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad_open() IB/uverbs: BKL is not needed for ib_uverbs_open() bf561-coreb: BKL unneeded for open() Call fasync() functions without the BKL snd/PCM: fasync BKL pushdown ipmi: fasync BKL pushdown ecryptfs: fasync BKL pushdown Bluetooth VHCI: fasync BKL pushdown tty_io: fasync BKL pushdown tun: fasync BKL pushdown i2o: fasync BKL pushdown mpt: fasync BKL pushdown Remove BKL from remote_llseek v2 Make FAT users happier by not deadlocking x86-mce: BKL pushdown vmwatchdog: BKL pushdown vmcp: BKL pushdown via-pmu: BKL pushdown uml-random: BKL pushdown uml-mmapper: BKL pushdown ...
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char/apm-emulation.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/apm-emulation.c3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c b/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
index cdd876dbb2b..da8a1658a27 100644
--- a/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
+++ b/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/poll.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
#include <linux/seq_file.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ static int apm_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
{
struct apm_user *as;
+ lock_kernel();
as = kzalloc(sizeof(*as), GFP_KERNEL);
if (as) {
/*
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ static int apm_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
filp->private_data = as;
}
+ unlock_kernel();
return as ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
}