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http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=acd2a847e7fee7df11817f67dba75a2802793e5d
Commit:     acd2a847e7fee7df11817f67dba75a2802793e5d
Parent:     8a28dea3accda319d51a1bf4d3e280771d946f78
Author:     Jiri Kosina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
AuthorDate: Sat Oct 20 00:05:19 2007 +0200
Committer:  Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CommitDate: Thu Oct 25 12:18:45 2007 -0700

    USB: usbserial - fix potential deadlock between write() and IRQ
    
    USB: usbserial - fix potential deadlock between write() and IRQ
    
    usb_serial_generic_write() doesn't disable interrupts when taking 
port->lock,
    and could therefore deadlock with usb_serial_generic_read_bulk_callback()
    being called from interrupt, taking the same lock. Fix it.
    
    Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Acked-by: Larry Finger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/generic.c |    7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c b/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
index 88a2c7d..9eb4a65 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/generic.c
@@ -208,14 +208,15 @@ int usb_serial_generic_write(struct usb_serial_port 
*port, const unsigned char *
 
        /* only do something if we have a bulk out endpoint */
        if (serial->num_bulk_out) {
-               spin_lock_bh(&port->lock);
+               unsigned long flags;
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
                if (port->write_urb_busy) {
-                       spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
                        dbg("%s - already writing", __FUNCTION__);
                        return 0;
                }
                port->write_urb_busy = 1;
-               spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
                count = (count > port->bulk_out_size) ? port->bulk_out_size : 
count;
 
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