Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static int harddog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
int err = -EBUSY;
char *sock = NULL;
+ lock_kernel();
spin_lock(&lock);
if(timer_alive)
goto err;
@@ -82,9 +83,11 @@ static int harddog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
timer_alive = 1;
spin_unlock(&lock);
+ unlock_kernel();
return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
err:
return err;
}