Merge tag 'random_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ke…

…rnel/git/tytso/random

Pull random fixes from Ted Ts'o:
 "Fix a circular locking dependency in random's collection of cputime
  used by a thread when it exits."

* tag 'random_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/random:
  random: fix locking dependency with the tasklist_lock

drivers/char/random.c

@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ static size_t account(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes, int min,
 		      int reserved)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int wakeup_write = 0;
 
 	/* Hold lock while accounting */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&r->lock, flags);
@@ -873,17 +874,20 @@ static size_t account(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes, int min,
 		else
 			r->entropy_count = reserved;
 
-		if (r->entropy_count < random_write_wakeup_thresh) {
-			wake_up_interruptible(&random_write_wait);
-			kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
-		}
+		if (r->entropy_count < random_write_wakeup_thresh)
+			wakeup_write = 1;
 	}
 
 	DEBUG_ENT("debiting %zu entropy credits from %s%s\n",
 		  nbytes * 8, r->name, r->limit ? "" : " (unlimited)");
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&r->lock, flags);
 
+	if (wakeup_write) {
+		wake_up_interruptible(&random_write_wait);
+		kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
+	}
+
 	return nbytes;
 }