linux-kernel - [PATCH 26/26] tty: Hold termios

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Date:	Tue,  2 Sep 2014 17:39:35 -0400
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Subject: [PATCH 26/26] tty: Hold termios_rwsem for tcflow(TCIxxx)

While transmitting a START/STOP char for tcflow(TCION/TCIOFF), prevent
a termios change. Otherwise, a garbage in-band flow control char
may be sent, if the termios change overlaps the transmission setup.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
---
 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
index 14d9002..32cee97 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -1164,17 +1164,21 @@ int n_tty_ioctl_helper(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			spin_unlock_irq(&tty->flow_lock);
 			break;
 		case TCIOFF:
+			down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			if (STOP_CHAR(tty) != __DISABLED_CHAR)
-				return tty_send_xchar(tty, STOP_CHAR(tty));
+				retval = tty_send_xchar(tty, STOP_CHAR(tty));
+			up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			break;
 		case TCION:
+			down_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			if (START_CHAR(tty) != __DISABLED_CHAR)
-				return tty_send_xchar(tty, START_CHAR(tty));
+				retval = tty_send_xchar(tty, START_CHAR(tty));
+			up_read(&tty->termios_rwsem);
 			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		return 0;
+		return retval;
 	case TCFLSH:
 		retval = tty_check_change(tty);
 		if (retval)
-- 
2.1.0

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