linux-kernel - [PATCH -next 2/3] tty: Convert tty->closing to int

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Date:	Wed,  5 Nov 2014 12:40:04 -0500
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-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Subject: [PATCH -next 2/3] tty: Convert tty->closing to int

tty->closing is a bitfield member; prevent corruption from non-atomic
update by assigning a unique memory location.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
---
 include/linux/tty.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index c52a689..7d66ae5 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ struct tty_struct {
 
 #define N_TTY_BUF_SIZE 4096
 
-	unsigned char closing:1;
+	int closing;
 	unsigned char *write_buf;
 	int write_cnt;
 	/* If the tty has a pending do_SAK, queue it here - akpm */
-- 
2.1.3

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