Merge branch 'pstore-efi' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6
[linux-2.6-block.git] / drivers / tty / tty_mutex.c
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1#include <linux/tty.h>
2#include <linux/module.h>
3#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
4#include <linux/semaphore.h>
5#include <linux/sched.h>
6
7/*
8 * The 'big tty mutex'
9 *
10 * This mutex is taken and released by tty_lock() and tty_unlock(),
11 * replacing the older big kernel lock.
12 * It can no longer be taken recursively, and does not get
13 * released implicitly while sleeping.
14 *
15 * Don't use in new code.
16 */
17static DEFINE_MUTEX(big_tty_mutex);
18struct task_struct *__big_tty_mutex_owner;
19EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__big_tty_mutex_owner);
20
21/*
22 * Getting the big tty mutex.
23 */
24void __lockfunc tty_lock(void)
25{
26 struct task_struct *task = current;
27
28 WARN_ON(__big_tty_mutex_owner == task);
29
30 mutex_lock(&big_tty_mutex);
31 __big_tty_mutex_owner = task;
32}
33EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_lock);
34
35void __lockfunc tty_unlock(void)
36{
37 struct task_struct *task = current;
38
39 WARN_ON(__big_tty_mutex_owner != task);
40 __big_tty_mutex_owner = NULL;
41
42 mutex_unlock(&big_tty_mutex);
43}
44EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unlock);