linux-kernel - [PATCH] kernel/padata.c: Register hotcpu notifier after initialization

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Date:	Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:12:33 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, gang.chen@...anux.com,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Subject: [PATCH] kernel/padata.c: Register hotcpu notifier after initialization

padata_cpu_callback() takes pinst->lock, to avoid taking
an uninitialized lock, register the notifier after it's
initialization.

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
---
 kernel/padata.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 072f4ee..8e1bf9d 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -1086,18 +1086,18 @@ struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 	pinst->flags = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	pinst->cpu_notifier.notifier_call = padata_cpu_callback;
-	pinst->cpu_notifier.priority = 0;
-	register_hotcpu_notifier(&pinst->cpu_notifier);
-#endif
-
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&pinst->cpumask_change_notifier);
 	kobject_init(&pinst->kobj, &padata_attr_type);
 	mutex_init(&pinst->lock);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	pinst->cpu_notifier.notifier_call = padata_cpu_callback;
+	pinst->cpu_notifier.priority = 0;
+	register_hotcpu_notifier(&pinst->cpu_notifier);
+#endif
+
 	return pinst;
 
 err_free_masks:
-- 
1.8.3.1

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