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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/vmwatchdog.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/vmwatchdog.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c7
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
index 56b3eab019c..21a2a829bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
#include <linux/watchdog.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <asm/ebcdic.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
@@ -121,11 +122,15 @@ static int __init vmwdt_probe(void)
static int vmwdt_open(struct inode *i, struct file *f)
{
int ret;
- if (test_and_set_bit(0, &vmwdt_is_open))
+ lock_kernel();
+ if (test_and_set_bit(0, &vmwdt_is_open)) {
+ unlock_kernel();
return -EBUSY;
+ }
ret = vmwdt_keepalive();
if (ret)
clear_bit(0, &vmwdt_is_open);
+ unlock_kernel();
return ret ? ret : nonseekable_open(i, f);
}