Since n_tty_check_unthrottle() is only called from n_tty_read() which only originates from a userspace read(), the tty count cannot be 0; the read() guarantees the file descriptor has not yet been released.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <[email protected]> --- drivers/tty/n_tty.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c index 5034da0..dd34c5d 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c +++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c @@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ static void n_tty_check_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty) if (tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY) { if (chars_in_buffer(tty) > TTY_THRESHOLD_UNTHROTTLE) return; - if (!tty->count) - return; n_tty_kick_worker(tty); tty_wakeup(tty->link); return; @@ -283,8 +281,6 @@ static void n_tty_check_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty) tty_set_flow_change(tty, TTY_UNTHROTTLE_SAFE); if (chars_in_buffer(tty) > TTY_THRESHOLD_UNTHROTTLE) break; - if (!tty->count) - break; n_tty_kick_worker(tty); unthrottled = tty_unthrottle_safe(tty); if (!unthrottled) -- 2.6.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
