linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: Unlock after locking

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Date:	Mon, 2 Mar 2015 20:15:47 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Tapasweni Pathak <tapaswenipathak@...il.com>
cc:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, ionut.m.alexa@...il.com, paulmcquad@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: Unlock after locking

On Tue, 3 Mar 2015, Tapasweni Pathak wrote:

> diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
> index e6c10d1a..f592218 100644
> --- a/kernel/acct.c
> +++ b/kernel/acct.c
> @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ again:
>  		acct_put(res);
>  		goto again;
>  	}
> +	mutex_unlock(&res->lock);
>  	return res;
>  }
> 

This function returns with the mutex held, the caller releases it.
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