linux-kernel - [PATCH] fbcon: fix deadlock in fbcon_generic

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Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:29:11 +0100
From:	John Tapsell <johnflux@...il.com>
To:	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
Cc:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] fbcon: fix deadlock in fbcon_generic_blank()

Do not lock fb_info when calling sending the FB_EVENT_CONBLANK
event.

In fbmem.c, the semantics are that we acquire the lock_fb_info first,
and then console_lock.  However when fbcon.c fbcon_generic_blank() is
called, the console lock could already be held.  Locking fb_info can
thus cause a deadlock.

fbmem.c sends the FB_EVENT_BLANK without locking lock_fb_info first, so
this change introduces similar behaviour.

Signed-off-by: John Tapsell <johnflux@...il.com>

---
 drivers/video/console/fbcon.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 6b4fb5c..8546441 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -2333,13 +2333,9 @@ static void fbcon_generic_blank(struct vc_data
*vc, struct fb_info *info,
         vc->vc_video_erase_char = oldc;
     }

-
-    if (!lock_fb_info(info))
-        return;
     event.info = info;
     event.data = &blank;
     fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_CONBLANK, &event);
-    unlock_fb_info(info);
 }

 static int fbcon_blank(struct vc_data *vc, int blank, int mode_switch)
-- 
1.8.1.2
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