tty: Document locking for tty_port_block_til_ready()

The tty lock is held when the tty driver's open() method is called
(from tty_open()). The call-tree audit [1] of tty_port_block_til_ready()
is a closed graph of the callers of tty_port_block_til_ready();
ie., all callers originate only from tty_open().

Of these callers, none drop the tty lock.

Also, document tty_port_block_til_ready() may drop and reacquire
the tty lock when blocking, which means the tty or tty_port may have
changed state.

[1]
Call-tree audit of tty_port_block_til_ready()
* does not include call tree of tty_port_open() which is already
  documented in 'tty: Document locking from tty_port_open()'

tty_open()
  tty->ops->open() --+
                     |
        cy_open():drivers/tty/cyclades.c
        rp_open():drivers/tty/rocket.c
        rs_open():drivers/tty/amiserial.c
        moxa_open():drivers/tty/moxa.c
        gsmtty_open():drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
        rs_open():drivers/tty/serial/68328serial.c
        uart_open():drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
        isdn_tty_open():drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c
        mgslpc_open():drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
                     |
                     +- tty_port_block_til_ready()

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index f4698696abae4fca880829f11e12f71c09fdac52..69e072b5912759a4fe1f64c75cc7e3b4f48b89a9 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_lower_dtr_rts);
  *     do carrier detect and the dtr_rts method if it supports software
  *     management of these lines. Note that the dtr/rts raise is done each
  *     iteration as a hangup may have previously dropped them while we wait.
+ *
+ *     Caller holds tty lock.
+ *
+ *      NB: May drop and reacquire tty lock when blocking, so tty and tty_port
+ *      may have changed state (eg., may have been hung up).
  */
 
 int tty_port_block_til_ready(struct tty_port *port,