1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 3a6934bf7131..4f28f4bf8366 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ static struct uio_class {
         struct class *class;
 } *uio_class;
 
+/* Protect idr accesses */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(minor_lock);
+
 /*
  * attributes
  */
@@ -231,7 +234,6 @@ static void uio_dev_del_attributes(struct uio_device *idev)
 
 static int uio_get_minor(struct uio_device *idev)
 {
-        static DEFINE_MUTEX(minor_lock);
         int retval = -ENOMEM;
         int id;
 
@@ -253,7 +255,9 @@ exit:
 
 static void uio_free_minor(struct uio_device *idev)
 {
+        mutex_lock(&minor_lock);
         idr_remove(&uio_idr, idev->minor);
+        mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -297,8 +301,9 @@ static int uio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
         struct uio_listener *listener;
         int ret = 0;
 
-        lock_kernel();
+        mutex_lock(&minor_lock);
         idev = idr_find(&uio_idr, iminor(inode));
+        mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);
         if (!idev) {
                 ret = -ENODEV;
                 goto out;
@@ -324,18 +329,15 @@ static int uio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
                 if (ret)
                         goto err_infoopen;
         }
-        unlock_kernel();
         return 0;
 
 err_infoopen:
-
         kfree(listener);
-err_alloc_listener:
 
+err_alloc_listener:
         module_put(idev->owner);
 
 out:
-        unlock_kernel();
         return ret;
 }