linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/9] tty: xuartps: Keep lock for whole ISR

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Date:	Tue, 3 Nov 2015 16:20:47 -0800
From:	Soren Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>
CC:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	<linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Soren Brinkmann" <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] tty: xuartps: Keep lock for whole ISR

The RX path in the interrupt handler released a lock unnecessarily.

Signed-off-by: Soren Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index b189e600d4ab..544ea13e2e93 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -265,9 +265,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cdns_uart_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			uart_insert_char(port, isrstatus, CDNS_UART_IXR_OVERRUN,
 					data, status);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&port->lock);
 		tty_flip_buffer_push(&port->state->port);
-		spin_lock(&port->lock);
 	}
 
 	/* Dispatch an appropriate handler */
-- 
2.6.2.3.ga463a5b

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