linux-kernel - Re: 'scheduling while atomic' during ppp connection on 2.6.37.1 and 2.6.38

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Date:	Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:58:26 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jack Stone <jwjstone@...tmail.fm>
Cc:	Mac <kmac@...zta.fm>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: 'scheduling while atomic' during ppp connection on 2.6.37.1 and
 2.6.38

> +        spin_lock_irqsave(&dc->spin_mutex, flags);
>           if (port->port.count)
>               room = kfifo_avail(&port->fifo_ul);
> -        mutex_unlock(&port->tty_sem);
> +        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dc->spin_mutex, flags);

dc->spin_mutex does not protect port->port.count.
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