1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 2a7c933651c7..f4330acead46 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -483,10 +483,14 @@ static void do_acct_process(struct file *file)
         ac.ac_ppid = current->parent->tgid;
 #endif
 
-        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);      /* pin current->signal */
+        mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
+        /* FIXME: Whoever is responsible for current->signal locking needs
+           to use the same locking all over the kernel and document it */
+        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
         ac.ac_tty = current->signal->tty ?
                 old_encode_dev(tty_devnum(current->signal->tty)) : 0;
         read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
 
         spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
         ac.ac_utime = encode_comp_t(jiffies_to_AHZ(cputime_to_jiffies(pacct->ac_utime)));