2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/selection.c b/drivers/char/selection.c
index f97b9e848064..6e79340d732f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/selection.c
+++ b/drivers/char/selection.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/selection.h>
 #include <linux/tiocl.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 /* Don't take this from <ctype.h>: 011-015 on the screen aren't spaces */
 #define isspace(c)      ((c) == ' ')
@@ -312,6 +313,8 @@ int paste_selection(struct tty_struct *tty)
         struct  tty_ldisc *ld;
         DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
+        lock_kernel();
+
         acquire_console_sem();
         poke_blanked_console();
         release_console_sem();
@@ -335,5 +338,6 @@ int paste_selection(struct tty_struct *tty)
         __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
         tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
+        unlock_kernel();
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 82f64ac21191..9f67ad919a4a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -287,8 +287,12 @@ static inline unsigned short *screenpos(struct vc_data *vc, int offset, int view
         return p;
 }
 
+/* Called  from the keyboard irq path.. */
 static inline void scrolldelta(int lines)
 {
+        /* FIXME */
+        /* scrolldelta needs some kind of consistency lock, but the BKL was
+           and still is not protecting versus the scheduled back end */
         scrollback_delta += lines;
         schedule_console_callback();
 }
@@ -2616,8 +2620,6 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
                 return -EFAULT;
         ret = 0;
 
-        lock_kernel();
-
         switch (type)
         {
                 case TIOCL_SETSEL:
@@ -2692,7 +2694,6 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
                         ret = -EINVAL;
                         break;
         }
-        unlock_kernel();
         return ret;
 }