From: Fabian Frederick Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:12:55 +0000 (+0100) Subject: hso: replace current->state by __set_current_state() X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=50462ce0052c67b5a06f19fb7c7f308813006879;p=linux-beck.git hso: replace current->state by __set_current_state() Use helper functions to access current->state. Direct assignments are prone to races and therefore buggy. Thanks to Peter Zijlstra for the exact definition of the problem. Suggested-By: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c index 9cdfb3fe9c15..778e91531fac 100644 --- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c @@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ hso_wait_modem_status(struct hso_serial *serial, unsigned long arg) } cprev = cnow; } - current->state = TASK_RUNNING; + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); remove_wait_queue(&tiocmget->waitq, &wait); return ret;