Re: [PATCH 1/4] integrity: TPM internel kernel interface

[Christoph Hellwig]

> +{
> +	struct tpm_chip *pos;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&driver_lock);
> +	list_for_each_entry(pos, &tpm_chip_list, list) {
> +		if ((chip_num == TPM_ANY_NUM || pos->dev_num == chip_num)
> +		    && (chip_typ == TPM_ANY_TYPE)) {
> +			spin_unlock(&driver_lock);
> +			return pos;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	spin_unlock(&driver_lock);

besides the usual coding style issues, what protects the chip from going
away afer you dropped the lock?

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