pty: Fix packet mode setting race
Because pty_set_pktmode() does not claim the slave's ctrl_lock
to clear ->ctrl_status (to avoid unnecessary lock nesting),
pty_set_pktmode() may accidentally erase new ->ctrl_status updates.
For example,
CPU 0 | CPU 1
pty_set_pktmode() | pty_start()
spin_lock(master's ctrl_lock) |
tty->packet = 1 |
| if (tty->link->packet)
| spin_lock(slave's ctrl_lock)
| tty->ctrl_status = TIOCPKT_START
tty->link->ctrl_status = 0 |
Ensure the clear of ->ctrl_status occurs before packet mode is set
(and observable on another cpu).
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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