1 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 30ab39a27736..ccb04683bf18 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1285,30 +1285,30 @@ void run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 #undef  UNEXPIRED
 
-        BUG_ON(tsk->exit_state);
-
         /*
          * Double-check with locks held.
          */
         read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-        spin_lock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+        if (likely(tsk->signal != NULL)) {
+                spin_lock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 
-        /*
-         * Here we take off tsk->cpu_timers[N] and tsk->signal->cpu_timers[N]
-         * all the timers that are firing, and put them on the firing list.
-         */
-        check_thread_timers(tsk, &firing);
-        check_process_timers(tsk, &firing);
+                /*
+                 * Here we take off tsk->cpu_timers[N] and tsk->signal->cpu_timers[N]
+                 * all the timers that are firing, and put them on the firing list.
+                 */
+                check_thread_timers(tsk, &firing);
+                check_process_timers(tsk, &firing);
 
-        /*
-         * We must release these locks before taking any timer's lock.
-         * There is a potential race with timer deletion here, as the
-         * siglock now protects our private firing list.  We have set
-         * the firing flag in each timer, so that a deletion attempt
-         * that gets the timer lock before we do will give it up and
-         * spin until we've taken care of that timer below.
-         */
-        spin_unlock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+                /*
+                 * We must release these locks before taking any timer's lock.
+                 * There is a potential race with timer deletion here, as the
+                 * siglock now protects our private firing list.  We have set
+                 * the firing flag in each timer, so that a deletion attempt
+                 * that gets the timer lock before we do will give it up and
+                 * spin until we've taken care of that timer below.
+                 */
+                spin_unlock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+        }
         read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
         /*