Re: [Openipmi-developer] [PATCH] ipmi/powernv: Fix minor locking bug

From: Corey Minyard
Date: Fri Apr 10 2015 - 08:17:11 EST


I should have caught that one. Thanks.

-corey

On 04/10/2015 02:32 AM, Alistair Popple wrote:
> If ipmi_powernv_recv(...) is called without a current message it
> prints a warning and returns. However it fails to release the message
> lock causing the system to dead lock during any subsequent IPMI
> operations.
>
> This error path should never normally be taken unless there are bugs
> elsewhere in the system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alistair Popple <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
> index b3a2224..9b409c0 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_powernv.c
> @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static int ipmi_powernv_recv(struct ipmi_smi_powernv *smi)
> spin_lock_irqsave(&smi->msg_lock, flags);
>
> if (!smi->cur_msg) {
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smi->msg_lock, flags);
> pr_warn("no current message?\n");
> return 0;
> }

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