1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
index 9b5915ebeb35..e6ad3bb6c1a6 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
@@ -253,14 +253,11 @@ static int fw_device_op_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         init_waitqueue_head(&client->wait);
         init_waitqueue_head(&client->tx_flush_wait);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->phy_receiver_link);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->link);
         kref_init(&client->kref);
 
         file->private_data = client;
 
-        mutex_lock(&device->client_list_mutex);
-        list_add_tail(&client->link, &device->client_list);
-        mutex_unlock(&device->client_list_mutex);
-
         return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
@@ -451,15 +448,20 @@ static int ioctl_get_info(struct client *client, union ioctl_arg *arg)
         if (ret != 0)
                 return -EFAULT;
 
+        mutex_lock(&client->device->client_list_mutex);
+
         client->bus_reset_closure = a->bus_reset_closure;
         if (a->bus_reset != 0) {
                 fill_bus_reset_event(&bus_reset, client);
-                if (copy_to_user(u64_to_uptr(a->bus_reset),
-                                 &bus_reset, sizeof(bus_reset)))
-                        return -EFAULT;
+                ret = copy_to_user(u64_to_uptr(a->bus_reset),
+                                   &bus_reset, sizeof(bus_reset));
         }
+        if (ret == 0 && list_empty(&client->link))
+                list_add_tail(&client->link, &client->device->client_list);
 
-        return 0;
+        mutex_unlock(&client->device->client_list_mutex);
+
+        return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
 static int add_client_resource(struct client *client,