1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
index e9f2f10dbb37..b15d8113877c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
@@ -140,18 +140,20 @@ static long afu_ioctl_start_work(struct cxl_context *ctx,
 
         pr_devel("%s: pe: %i\n", __func__, ctx->pe);
 
-        mutex_lock(&ctx->status_mutex);
-        if (ctx->status != OPENED) {
-                rc = -EIO;
-                goto out;
-        }
-
+        /* Do this outside the status_mutex to avoid a circular dependency with
+         * the locking in cxl_mmap_fault() */
         if (copy_from_user(&work, uwork,
                            sizeof(struct cxl_ioctl_start_work))) {
                 rc = -EFAULT;
                 goto out;
         }
 
+        mutex_lock(&ctx->status_mutex);
+        if (ctx->status != OPENED) {
+                rc = -EIO;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
         /*
          * if any of the reserved fields are set or any of the unused
          * flags are set it's invalid