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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
commitd1794f2c5b5817eb79ccc5e00701ca748d1b073a (patch)
tree5a4c98e694e88a8c82f342d0cc9edb2a4cbbef36 /drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c
parenta41eebab7537890409ea9dfe0fcda9b5fbdb090d (diff)
parent2fceef397f9880b212a74c418290ce69e7ac00eb (diff)
Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6
* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (146 commits) IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad_open() IB/uverbs: BKL is not needed for ib_uverbs_open() bf561-coreb: BKL unneeded for open() Call fasync() functions without the BKL snd/PCM: fasync BKL pushdown ipmi: fasync BKL pushdown ecryptfs: fasync BKL pushdown Bluetooth VHCI: fasync BKL pushdown tty_io: fasync BKL pushdown tun: fasync BKL pushdown i2o: fasync BKL pushdown mpt: fasync BKL pushdown Remove BKL from remote_llseek v2 Make FAT users happier by not deadlocking x86-mce: BKL pushdown vmwatchdog: BKL pushdown vmcp: BKL pushdown via-pmu: BKL pushdown uml-random: BKL pushdown uml-mmapper: BKL pushdown ...
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c
index 401ea84b3059..09e7d9bf438b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmcp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <asm/cpcmd.h>
#include <asm/debug.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -39,11 +40,14 @@ static int vmcp_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
session = kmalloc(sizeof(*session), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!session)
return -ENOMEM;
+
+ lock_kernel();
session->bufsize = PAGE_SIZE;
session->response = NULL;
session->resp_size = 0;
mutex_init(&session->mutex);
file->private_data = session;
+ unlock_kernel();
return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
}