linux-kernel - [PATCH] ACPI: check mutex release status

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Date:	Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:39:44 -0300
From:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ACPI: check mutex release status

From: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>

If this is not done we have a bogus ACPI_FAILURE() call.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>
---
 drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index 5f7dc69..f3070fd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 	}
 
       unlock:
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-- 
1.7.4.1



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