};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, skel_table);
+/* to prevent a race between open and disconnect */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(skel_open_lock);
+
/* Get a minor range for your devices from the usb maintainer */
#define USB_SKEL_MINOR_BASE 192
subminor = iminor(inode);
+ mutex_lock(&skel_open_lock);
interface = usb_find_interface(&skel_driver, subminor);
if (!interface) {
+ mutex_unlock(&skel_open_lock);
err ("%s - error, can't find device for minor %d",
__FUNCTION__, subminor);
retval = -ENODEV;
dev = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
if (!dev) {
+ mutex_unlock(&skel_open_lock);
retval = -ENODEV;
goto exit;
}
/* increment our usage count for the device */
kref_get(&dev->kref);
+ /* now we can drop the lock */
+ mutex_unlock(&skel_open_lock);
/* prevent the device from being autosuspended */
retval = usb_autopm_get_interface(interface);
int minor = interface->minor;
/* prevent skel_open() from racing skel_disconnect() */
- lock_kernel();
+ mutex_lock(&skel_open_lock);
dev = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
/* give back our minor */
usb_deregister_dev(interface, &skel_class);
- unlock_kernel();
+ mutex_unlock(&skel_open_lock);
/* prevent more I/O from starting */
mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);