Re: double unlock in rng_dev_read()

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Wed Dec 23 2009 - 09:54:12 EST


On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:36:58PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 03:15:52PM +0200, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > It seems like we unlock rng_mutex twice (2.6.33-rc1).
> >
> > drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
> > 151 mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
> > 152
> > 153 if (need_resched())
> > 154 schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
> > 155
> > 156 if (signal_pending(current)) {
> > 157 err = -ERESTARTSYS;
> > 158 goto out;
> > 159 }
> > 160 }
> > 161 out_unlock:
> > 162 mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
>
> Hmm, are you sure you didn't mistake out for out_unlock? :)

No no. I mean when size hits zero we are rng_mutex is unlocked.

regards,
dan carpenter

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