Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  mutex: Fix optimistic spinning vs. BKL

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 632f04c57d82..4c0b7b3e6d2e 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
                 struct thread_info *owner;
 
                 /*
+                 * If we own the BKL, then don't spin. The owner of
+                 * the mutex might be waiting on us to release the BKL.
+                 */
+                if (unlikely(current->lock_depth >= 0))
+                        break;
+
+                /*
                  * If there's an owner, wait for it to either
                  * release the lock or go to sleep.
                  */