[PATCH] Input: fixed EVIOCGRAB iterative grab/release.

From: tlambert
Date: Thu Feb 10 2011 - 18:43:25 EST


From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Fixed order of calls in evdev_ungrab to allow iterative use of
code which grabs and releases input event devices.

Signed-off-by: Terry Lambert <tlambert@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/evdev.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index c8471a2..0bac8da 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ static int evdev_ungrab(struct evdev *evdev, struct evdev_client *client)
if (evdev->grab != client)
return -EINVAL;

+ input_release_device(&evdev->handle);
rcu_assign_pointer(evdev->grab, NULL);
synchronize_rcu();
- input_release_device(&evdev->handle);

return 0;
}
--
1.7.3.1

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