2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index c8008dd58ef2..640ded8f5c48 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ void thread_group_cputimer(struct task_struct *tsk, struct task_cputime *times)
         struct task_cputime sum;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
         if (!cputimer->running) {
-                cputimer->running = 1;
                 /*
                  * The POSIX timer interface allows for absolute time expiry
                  * values through the TIMER_ABSTIME flag, therefore we have
@@ -284,8 +282,11 @@ void thread_group_cputimer(struct task_struct *tsk, struct task_cputime *times)
                  * it.
                  */
                 thread_group_cputime(tsk, &sum);
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
+                cputimer->running = 1;
                 update_gt_cputime(&cputimer->cputime, &sum);
-        }
+        } else
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&cputimer->lock, flags);
         *times = cputimer->cputime;
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cputimer->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 18ee1d2f6474..1dbbe695a5ef 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ DECLARE_RWSEM(uts_sem);
 static int override_release(char __user *release, int len)
 {
         int ret = 0;
-        char buf[len];
+        char buf[65];
 
         if (current->personality & UNAME26) {
                 char *rest = UTS_RELEASE;