[PATCH stable-28 1/3] NET: net_namespace, fix lock imbalance

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Jan 28 2009 - 12:53:55 EST


From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>

register_pernet_gen_subsys omits mutex_unlock in one fail path.
Fix it.

Commit 357f5b0b91054ae23385ea4b0634bb8b43736e83.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/net_namespace.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 1895a4c..0bc398c 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ again:
rv = register_pernet_operations(first_device, ops);
if (rv < 0)
ida_remove(&net_generic_ids, *id);
- mutex_unlock(&net_mutex);
out:
+ mutex_unlock(&net_mutex);
return rv;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_pernet_gen_subsys);
--
1.6.1

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