linux-kernel - Re: [patch] char/raw.c locking on error

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Message-ID: <20090327094812.32d0d5e7@bike.lwn.net>
Date:	Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:48:12 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eteo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch] char/raw.c locking on error

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:28:48 +0300 (EAT)
Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com> wrote:

> This bug was found by smatch (http://repo.or.cz/w/smatch.git/).  Compile 
> tested only, sorry.

But clearly correct.  This is probably my fault, duh.  I've grabbed the
fix into the bkl-removal tree in case it doesn't get in via some faster
path.

(I bet raw doesn't need BKL at all; I'll see if I can't find some time
to have a look later on).

Thanks,

jon
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