patch-2.3.18 linux/kernel/printk.c

• Lines: 12
• Date: Fri Sep 10 13:15:51 1999
• Orig file: v2.3.17/linux/kernel/printk.c
• Orig date: Thu Aug 26 13:05:42 1999

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.3.17/linux/kernel/printk.c linux/kernel/printk.c
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
 		error = verify_area(VERIFY_WRITE,buf,len);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
-		spin_lock_irq(&console_lock);
 		count = len;
 		if (count > LOG_BUF_LEN)
 			count = LOG_BUF_LEN;
+		spin_lock_irq(&console_lock);
 		if (count > logged_chars)
 			count = logged_chars;
 		if (do_clear)