linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4][resubmit] TPM: rcu locking

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Date:	Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:39:14 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, serue@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, safford@...son.ibm.com,
	debora@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4][resubmit] TPM: rcu locking

Quoting Rajiv Andrade (srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com):
> Reading the code again, we noticed that there's a put_device() missing
> right inside this test:

Oops.  So ignore my other comment  :)

Sorry, I'm behind on some email.

-serge

> >  	if (test_and_set_bit(0, &chip->is_open)) {
> >  		dev_dbg(chip->dev, "Another process owns this TPM\n");
> > -		rc = -EBUSY;
> > -		goto err_out;
> > +		return -EBUSY;
> >  	}
> > 
> Since this was moved to a section before.
> > -	get_device(chip->dev);
> > -
> 
> I'll submit a patch to be applied on top of this one.
> 
> Rajiv Andrade
> IBM Linux Technology Center
> Security Development
> 
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