Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6:
  [S390] cio: allow offline processing for disconnected devices
  [S390] cio: handle ssch() return codes correctly.
  [S390] cio: Correct cleanup on error.
  [S390] CVE-2008-1514: prevent ptrace padding area read/write in 31-bit mode

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 550508df952b..84cc9ea346db 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ ccw_device_offline(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
         struct subchannel *sch;
 
+        /* Allow ccw_device_offline while disconnected. */
+        if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED ||
+            cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER) {
+                cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
+                ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+                return 0;
+        }
         if (ccw_device_is_orphan(cdev)) {
                 ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_OFFLINE);
                 return 0;