Re: [PATCH] dvb-core: Fix potential mutex_unlock without mutex_lock in dvb_dvr_read

[Devin Heitmueller <devin.heitmueller@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:42:06 +0100
> Simon Arlott <simon@fire.lp0.eu> wrote:
>
>> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
>> >> index c35fbb8..d6d098a 100644
>> >> --- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
>> >> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
>> >> @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static ssize_t dvb_dvr_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
>> >>    int ret;
>> >>
>> >>    if (dmxdev->exit) {
>> >> -          mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
>> >> +          //mutex_unlock(&dmxdev->mutex);
>> >>            return -ENODEV;
>> >>    }
>> >
>> > Is there any value in retaining all the commented-out lock operations,
>> > or can we zap 'em?
>>
>> I'm assuming they should really be there - it's just not practical
>> because the call to dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read is likely to block waiting
>> for data.
>
> well..  such infomation is much better communicated via a nice comment,
> rather than mystery-dead-code?

I'm doing some review of the locking in dvb core as a result of a race
condition I found earlier in the week.  I'll take a look at this too
when I get a few minutes.

Devin

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