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* [PATCH] 2.5.10 BKL not always released in sem_exit()
@ 2002-04-26  3:11 Chris Wright
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From: Chris Wright @ 2002-04-26  3:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linus Torvalds; +Cc: linux-kernel

Hi Linus,

The patch below fixes sem_exit() so that the BKL is always released.

thanks,
-chris

===== ipc/sem.c 1.5 vs edited =====
--- 1.5/ipc/sem.c	Tue Apr 23 17:15:25 2002
+++ edited/ipc/sem.c	Thu Apr 25 20:01:02 2002
@@ -1176,8 +1176,10 @@
 	}
 
 	undo_list = current->sysvsem.undo_list;
-	if ((undo_list == NULL) || (atomic_read(&undo_list->refcnt) != 1))
+	if ((undo_list == NULL) || (atomic_read(&undo_list->refcnt) != 1)) {
+		unlock_kernel();
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* There's no need to hold the semundo list lock, as current
          * is the last task exiting for this undo list.

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