linux-kernel - Re: double unlock in rng_dev

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Date:	Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:36:58 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: double unlock in rng_dev_read()

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 03:15:52PM +0200, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> It seems like we unlock rng_mutex twice (2.6.33-rc1).
> 
> drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
>    151                  mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
>    152
>    153                  if (need_resched())
>    154                          schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
>    155
>    156                  if (signal_pending(current)) {
>    157                          err = -ERESTARTSYS;
>    158                          goto out;
>    159                  }
>    160          }
>    161  out_unlock:
>    162          mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);

Hmm, are you sure you didn't mistake out for out_unlock? :)
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