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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c15
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index c6f6f4209739..c799b7f7bbb3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
/*
* Switching-from response
*/
+ acquire_console_sem();
if (vc->vt_newvt >= 0) {
if (arg == 0)
/*
@@ -784,7 +785,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
* complete the switch.
*/
int newvt;
- acquire_console_sem();
newvt = vc->vt_newvt;
vc->vt_newvt = -1;
i = vc_allocate(newvt);
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
* other console switches..
*/
complete_change_console(vc_cons[newvt].d);
- release_console_sem();
}
}
@@ -810,9 +809,12 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
/*
* If it's just an ACK, ignore it
*/
- if (arg != VT_ACKACQ)
+ if (arg != VT_ACKACQ) {
+ release_console_sem();
return -EINVAL;
+ }
}
+ release_console_sem();
return 0;
@@ -1208,15 +1210,18 @@ void change_console(struct vc_data *new_vc)
/*
* Send the signal as privileged - kill_pid() will
* tell us if the process has gone or something else
- * is awry
+ * is awry.
+ *
+ * We need to set vt_newvt *before* sending the signal or we
+ * have a race.
*/
+ vc->vt_newvt = new_vc->vc_num;
if (kill_pid(vc->vt_pid, vc->vt_mode.relsig, 1) == 0) {
/*
* It worked. Mark the vt to switch to and
* return. The process needs to send us a
* VT_RELDISP ioctl to complete the switch.
*/
- vc->vt_newvt = new_vc->vc_num;
return;
}