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-rw-r--r--kernel/mutex.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 632f04c..4c0b7b3 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
struct thread_info *owner;
/*
+ * If we own the BKL, then don't spin. The owner of
+ * the mutex might be waiting on us to release the BKL.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(current->lock_depth >= 0))
+ break;
+
+ /*
* If there's an owner, wait for it to either
* release the lock or go to sleep.
*/
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