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Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:00:15 +0200
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/6] dma: of-dma: protect list write operation by spin_lock

It's possible to have an inconsistency in the list due to unprotected operation
on it. The patch adds a proper locking on the list operation.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
---
 drivers/dma/of-dma.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/of-dma.c b/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
index 59631b2..1ae6120 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/of-dma.c
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ int of_dma_controller_register(struct device_node *np,
 	ofdma->use_count = 0;
 
 	/* Now queue of_dma controller structure in list */
+	spin_lock(&of_dma_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&ofdma->of_dma_controllers, &of_dma_list);
+	spin_unlock(&of_dma_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
1.7.10.4

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