linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: keyboard.c: Remove locking from vt_get

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Message-ID: <20120622143452.2e74c39d@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:34:52 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Christopher Brannon <chris@...-brannons.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: keyboard.c: Remove locking from vt_get_leds.

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:16:34 -0500
Christopher Brannon <chris@...-brannons.com> wrote:

> There are three call sites for this function, and all three
> are called within a keyboard handler.
> kbd_event_lock is already held within keyboard handlers,
> so attempting to lock it in vt_get_leds causes deadlock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christopher Brannon <chris@...-brannons.com>

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
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