Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
        unsigned minor_number = iminor(inode);
        int err = -ENODEV;
 
+       lock_kernel();  /* BKL pushdown: nothing else protects this list */
        list_for_each_entry(aac, &aac_devices, entry) {
                if (aac->id == minor_number) {
                        file->private_data = aac;
                        break;
                }
        }
+       unlock_kernel();
 
        return err;
 }