This is an ancient driver so just wrap it in lock_kernel internally and be done.
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/char/istallion.c linux-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/char/istallion.c --- linux.vanilla-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/char/istallion.c 2008-02-19 11:03:00.000000000 +0000 +++ linux-2.6.25-rc2-mm1/drivers/char/istallion.c 2008-02-20 11:45:50.000000000 +0000 @@ -4433,6 +4433,8 @@ done = 0; rc = 0; + lock_kernel(); + switch (cmd) { case COM_GETPORTSTATS: rc = stli_getportstats(NULL, argp); @@ -4455,7 +4457,8 @@ done++; break; } - + unlock_kernel(); + if (done) return rc; @@ -4472,6 +4475,8 @@ if (brdp->state == 0) return -ENODEV; + lock_kernel(); + switch (cmd) { case STL_BINTR: EBRDINTR(brdp); @@ -4494,6 +4499,7 @@ rc = -ENOIOCTLCMD; break; } + unlock_kernel(); return rc; } -- 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/