Hi, the attached patch fixes an SMP race in open and makes sure that read & write are not called at the same time. It compiles and I can still watch TV, but please test this. Regards Oliver
--- include/linux/videodev.h.alt Mon Oct 30 07:41:41 2000 +++ include/linux/videodev.h Mon Oct 30 07:41:44 2000 @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int busy; int minor; devfs_handle_t devfs_handle; + struct semaphore lock; }; extern int videodev_init(void);
--- drivers/media/video/videodev.c.alt Sun Oct 29 20:42:54 2000 +++ drivers/media/video/videodev.c Mon Oct 30 07:41:48 2000 @@ -30,16 +30,17 @@ #include <asm/uaccess.h> #include <asm/system.h> +#include <asm/bitops.h> #include <linux/kmod.h> -#define VIDEO_NUM_DEVICES 256 +#define VIDEO_NUM_DEVICES 256 /* - * Active devices + * Active devices */ - + static struct video_device *video_device[VIDEO_NUM_DEVICES]; @@ -78,31 +79,36 @@ static struct video_init video_init_list[]={ #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_BWQCAM {"bw-qcam", init_bw_qcams}, -#endif +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA {"cpia", cpia_init}, -#endif +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_PLANB {"planb", init_planbs}, #endif #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN {"zoran", init_zoran_cards}, -#endif +#endif {"end", NULL} }; /* * Read will do some smarts later on. Buffer pin etc. */ - + static ssize_t video_read(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { + ssize_t retval; struct video_device *vfl=video_device[MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev)]; - if(vfl->read) - return vfl->read(vfl, buf, count, file->f_flags&O_NONBLOCK); + if(vfl->read) { + down(&(vfl->lock)); + retval = vfl->read(vfl, buf, count, file->f_flags&O_NONBLOCK); + up(&(vfl->lock)); + } else - return -EINVAL; + retval = -EINVAL; + return retval; } @@ -111,14 +117,19 @@ * for some boards I guess.. */ -static ssize_t video_write(struct file *file, const char *buf, +static ssize_t video_write(struct file *file, const char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { + ssize_t retval; struct video_device *vfl=video_device[MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev)]; - if(vfl->write) - return vfl->write(vfl, buf, count, file->f_flags&O_NONBLOCK); + if(vfl->write) { + down(&(vfl->lock)); + retval = vfl->write(vfl, buf, count, file->f_flags&O_NONBLOCK); + up(&(vfl->lock)); + } else - return 0; + retval = 0; + return retval; } /* @@ -145,10 +156,10 @@ unsigned int minor = MINOR(inode->i_rdev); int err; struct video_device *vfl; - + if(minor>=VIDEO_NUM_DEVICES) return -ENODEV; - + vfl=video_device[minor]; if(vfl==NULL) { char modname[20]; @@ -159,26 +170,26 @@ if (vfl==NULL) return -ENODEV; } - if(vfl->busy) + if(test_and_set_bit(0,&(vfl->busy))) return -EBUSY; - vfl->busy=1; /* In case vfl->open sleeps */ - + if(vfl->open) { err=vfl->open(vfl,0); /* Tell the device it is open */ if(err) { - vfl->busy=0; + clear_bit(0,&(vfl->busy)); return err; } } + init_MUTEX(&(vfl->lock)); return 0; } /* * Last close of a video for Linux device */ - + static int video_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) { struct video_device *vfl; @@ -186,7 +197,7 @@ vfl=video_device[MINOR(inode->i_rdev)]; if(vfl->close) vfl->close(vfl); - vfl->busy=0; + clear_bit(0,&(vfl->busy)); unlock_kernel(); return 0; } @@ -195,7 +206,7 @@ * Question: Should we be able to capture and then seek around the * image ? */ - + static long long video_lseek(struct file * file, long long offset, int origin) { @@ -210,26 +221,22 @@ if(err!=-ENOIOCTLCMD) return err; - - switch(cmd) - { - default: - return -EINVAL; - } + else + return -EINVAL; } /* * We need to do MMAP support */ - - + + int video_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma) { int ret = -EINVAL; struct video_device *vfl=video_device[MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev)]; if(vfl->mmap) { lock_kernel(); - ret = vfl->mmap(vfl, (char *)vma->vm_start, + ret = vfl->mmap(vfl, (char *)vma->vm_start, (unsigned long)(vma->vm_end-vma->vm_start)); unlock_kernel(); } @@ -264,7 +271,7 @@ /* Sanity check */ if (tmp == &videodev_proc_list) goto skip; - + #define PRINT_VID_TYPE(x) do { if (vfd->type & x) \ out += sprintf (out, "%c%s", c, #x); c='|';} while (0) @@ -393,7 +400,7 @@ * @vfd: video device structure we want to register * @type: type of device to register * FIXME: needs a semaphore on 2.3.x - * + * * The registration code assigns minor numbers based on the type * requested. -ENFILE is returned in all the device slots for this * category are full. If not then the minor field is set and the @@ -409,9 +416,9 @@ * * %VFL_TYPE_VBI - Vertical blank data (undecoded) * - * %VFL_TYPE_RADIO - A radio card + * %VFL_TYPE_RADIO - A radio card */ - + int video_register_device(struct video_device *vfd, int type) { int i=0; @@ -419,7 +426,7 @@ int err; int end; char *name_base; - + switch(type) { case VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: