tty: Document check_tty_count() requires tty_lock held
Holding the tty_lock() is necessary to prevent concurrent changes
to the tty count that may cause it to differ from the open file
list count. The tty_lock() is already held at all call sites.
NB: Note that the check for the pty master tty count is safe because
the slave's tty_lock() is held while decrementing the pty master
tty count.
Reviewed-by: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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