[PATCH] input: fix locking context in ml_ff_set_gain

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Sat Oct 31 2009 - 17:13:40 EST


the ml_ff_set_gain() function uses spin_lock_bh/spin_unlock_bh
for locking. Unfortunately, this function can be called with irqs
off:
vfs_write ->
evdev_write ->
input_inject_event (disables interrupts) ->
input_handle_event ->
input_ff_event ->
ml_ff_set_gain

and doing spin_unlock_bh() with interrupts off is not allowed
(and causes a nice warning as a result).

This patch fixes this by turning the locking into the _irqsave variant.

Reported-by: kerneloops.org
Reported-by: http://www.kerneloops.org/searchweek.php?search=ml_ff_set_gain
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/ff-memless.c | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
index 2d1415e..1a0bb4f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
+++ b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
@@ -380,8 +380,9 @@ static void ml_ff_set_gain(struct input_dev *dev, u16 gain)
{
struct ml_device *ml = dev->ff->private;
int i;
+ unsigned long flags;

- spin_lock_bh(&ml->timer_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ml->timer_lock, flags);

ml->gain = gain;

@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ static void ml_ff_set_gain(struct input_dev *dev, u16 gain)

ml_play_effects(ml);

- spin_unlock_bh(&ml->timer_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ml->timer_lock, flags);
}

static int ml_ff_playback(struct input_dev *dev, int effect_id, int value)
--
1.6.2.5



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