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-rw-r--r--kernel/time/alarmtimer.c6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 73a2b476e59f..ec09ce9a6012 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
#include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
#include "posix-timers.h"
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ static int alarmtimer_rtc_add_device(struct device *dev,
spin_lock_irqsave(&rtcdev_lock, flags);
if (!rtcdev) {
+ if (!try_module_get(rtc->owner)) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtcdev_lock, flags);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
rtcdev = rtc;
/* hold a reference so it doesn't go away */
get_device(dev);