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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/tty_io.c4
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index d33e5ab..bc84e12 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -1817,8 +1817,10 @@ got_driver:
/* check whether we're reopening an existing tty */
tty = tty_driver_lookup_tty(driver, inode, index);
- if (IS_ERR(tty))
+ if (IS_ERR(tty)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
return PTR_ERR(tty);
+ }
}
if (tty) {