From: Chas Williams <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:59:11 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: [ATM]: [he] don't hold the device lock when upcalling
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.18~1^2~2
X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7f81dc0097095f19d25e14c043edfdebb9e01295;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git

[ATM]: [he] don't hold the device lock when upcalling

This can create a deadlock/lock ordering problem with other layers
that want to use the transmit (or other) path of the card at that
time.

Signed-off-by: Chas Williams <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---

diff --git a/drivers/atm/he.c b/drivers/atm/he.c
index dd96123a2b7..ffcb9fd31c3 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/he.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/he.c
@@ -1928,7 +1928,9 @@ he_service_rbrq(struct he_dev *he_dev, int group)
 #ifdef notdef
 		ATM_SKB(skb)->vcc = vcc;
 #endif
+		spin_unlock(&he_dev->global_lock);
 		vcc->push(vcc, skb);
+		spin_lock(&he_dev->global_lock);
 
 		atomic_inc(&vcc->stats->rx);