[PATCH] ipmi: handle run_to_completion properly in deliver_recv_msg()
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From: Jiri Kosina on 25 May 2010 04:50 If run_to_completion flag is set, it means that we are running in a single-threaded mode, and thus no locks are held. This fixes a deadlock when IPMI notifier is being called during panic. Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina(a)suse.cz> --- drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c | 11 ++++++++--- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c index 47ffe4a..d1765b6 100644 --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c @@ -314,9 +314,14 @@ static void deliver_recv_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info, { /* Deliver the message to the upper layer with the lock released. */ - spin_unlock(&(smi_info->si_lock)); - ipmi_smi_msg_received(smi_info->intf, msg); - spin_lock(&(smi_info->si_lock)); + + if (smi_info->run_to_completion) { + ipmi_smi_msg_received(smi_info->intf, msg); + } else { + spin_unlock(&(smi_info->si_lock)); + ipmi_smi_msg_received(smi_info->intf, msg); + spin_lock(&(smi_info->si_lock)); + } } static void return_hosed_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info, int cCode) -- 1.6.4.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ |