linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] tty: Use spin_lock() inside existing critical region

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Date:	Wed,  6 Mar 2013 07:20:55 -0500
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] tty: Use spin_lock() inside existing critical region

The interrupt state does not need to be saved, disabled and
restored here; interrupts are already off because this lock
is bracketed by spin_lock_irq/spin_unlock_irq.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
---
 drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index f9d4acf..40d3a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_wakeup);
 static int tty_signal_session_leader(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int refs = 0;
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
@@ -565,10 +564,10 @@ static int tty_signal_session_leader(struct tty_struct *tty)
 			__group_send_sig_info(SIGHUP, SEND_SIG_PRIV, p);
 			__group_send_sig_info(SIGCONT, SEND_SIG_PRIV, p);
 			put_pid(p->signal->tty_old_pgrp);  /* A noop */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&tty->ctrl_lock, flags);
+			spin_lock(&tty->ctrl_lock);
 			if (tty->pgrp)
 				p->signal->tty_old_pgrp = get_pid(tty->pgrp);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->ctrl_lock, flags);
+			spin_unlock(&tty->ctrl_lock);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
 		} while_each_pid_task(tty->session, PIDTYPE_SID, p);
 	}
-- 
1.8.1.2

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