linux-kernel - [RESEND PATCH v3] USB: usb-skeleton.c: fix compilation error and restored kref_put on fail in skel

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Message-Id: <1350940095-1106-1-git-send-email-const@MakeLinux.com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:08:15 +0200
From:	Constantine Shulyupin <const@...eLinux.com>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, oneukum@...e.de
Cc:	Constantine Shulyupin <const@...eLinux.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RESEND PATCH v3] USB: usb-skeleton.c: fix compilation error and restored kref_put on fail in skel_open

From: Constantine Shulyupin <const@...eLinux.com>

Fixing compilaton error.
Incrementing usage counter only on successful execution of skel_open.
Removing redundant locking

Some last changes in function skel_open and finally commit
52a7499 Revert "USB: usb-skeleton.c: fix open/disconnect race"
introduced a bug in function skel_open, which this patch fixes.

--

Changelog:
Changes since v2:
- refactoring
- Removing redundant mutex synchronization.

Changes since v1:
- Fixed accordingly feedback of Oliver Neukum oneukum@...e.de: also need to drop the lock.

Signed-off-by: Constantine Shulyupin <const@...eLinux.com>
---
 drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c |   13 ++++---------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
index 0616f23..ce31017 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
@@ -105,20 +105,15 @@ static int skel_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/* increment our usage count for the device */
-	kref_get(&dev->kref);
-
-	/* lock the device to allow correctly handling errors
-	 * in resumption */
-	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
-
 	retval = usb_autopm_get_interface(interface);
 	if (retval)
-		goto out_err;
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* increment our usage count for the device */
+	kref_get(&dev->kref);
 
 	/* save our object in the file's private structure */
 	file->private_data = dev;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
 
 exit:
 	return retval;
-- 
1.7.9.5

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