[patch] tty_io.c balance tty_ldisc_ref()

From: dcarpenter
Date: Sun Dec 10 2006 - 15:57:28 EST


tty_ldisc_deref() should only be called when
tty_ldisc_ref() succeeds otherwise it triggers a BUG().
There's already a function tty_ldisc_flush() that flushes
properly.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 4044c86..bf6699b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -3335,18 +3335,13 @@ #else
int session;
int i;
struct file *filp;
- struct tty_ldisc *disc;
struct fdtable *fdt;

if (!tty)
return;
session = tty->session;

- /* We don't want an ldisc switch during this */
- disc = tty_ldisc_ref(tty);
- if (disc && disc->flush_buffer)
- disc->flush_buffer(tty);
- tty_ldisc_deref(disc);
+ tty_ldisc_flush(tty);

if (tty->driver->flush_buffer)
tty->driver->flush_buffer(tty);
-
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