linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 5/7] n_tty: Fix stuck write wakeup

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Date:	Sat,  9 Jan 2016 21:45:12 -0800
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 5/7] n_tty: Fix stuck write wakeup

If signal-driven i/o is disabled while write wakeup is pending (ie.,
n_tty_write() has set TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP but then signal-driven i/o
is disabled), the TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP bit will never be cleared and
will cause tty_wakeup() to always call n_tty_write_wakeup.

Unconditionally clear the write wakeup, and since kill_fasync()
already checks if the fasync ptr is null, call kill_fasync()
unconditionally as well.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
---
 drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index a93e4c7..086fd99 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ static ssize_t chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 static void n_tty_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	if (tty->fasync && test_and_clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags))
-		kill_fasync(&tty->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
+	clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
+	kill_fasync(&tty->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
 }
 
 static void n_tty_check_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty)
-- 
2.7.0