Take the lock in usb-serial instead. As it relies on the BKL internally we can't push it any deeper yet.
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c linux-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c --- linux.vanilla-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c 2008-02-19 11:03:01.000000000 +0000 +++ linux-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c 2008-02-20 11:53:06.000000000 +0000 @@ -401,11 +401,13 @@ struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data; int retval = -ENODEV; + lock_kernel(); if (!port) goto exit; dbg("%s - port %d, cmd 0x%.4x", __FUNCTION__, port->number, cmd); + /* Caution - port->open_count is BKL protected */ if (!port->open_count) { dbg ("%s - port not open", __FUNCTION__); goto exit; @@ -416,8 +418,8 @@ retval = port->serial->type->ioctl(port, file, cmd, arg); else retval = -ENOIOCTLCMD; - exit: + unlock_kernel(); return retval; } @@ -446,19 +448,24 @@ { struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data; - if (!port) + lock_kernel(); + if (!port) { + unlock_kernel(); return; + } dbg("%s - port %d", __FUNCTION__, port->number); if (!port->open_count) { dbg("%s - port not open", __FUNCTION__); + unlock_kernel(); return; } /* pass on to the driver specific version of this function if it is available */ if (port->serial->type->break_ctl) port->serial->type->break_ctl(port, break_state); + unlock_kernel(); } static int serial_read_proc (char *page, char **start, off_t off, int count, int *eof, void *data) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/