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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index 00e6d1370954..75cb5da4ea0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/stddef.h>
#include <linux/timer.h>
@@ -1549,10 +1550,12 @@ static int do_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
{
struct apm_user *as;
+ lock_kernel();
as = kmalloc(sizeof(*as), GFP_KERNEL);
if (as == NULL) {
printk(KERN_ERR "apm: cannot allocate struct of size %d bytes\n",
sizeof(*as));
+ unlock_kernel();
return -ENOMEM;
}
as->magic = APM_BIOS_MAGIC;
@@ -1574,6 +1577,7 @@ static int do_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
user_list = as;
spin_unlock(&user_list_lock);
filp->private_data = as;
+ unlock_kernel();
return 0;
}