- /*
- * We attempt to determine if someone has died with the
- * lock. We wait ~20 secs after the head and tail ptrs
- * stop moving and assume the lock holder is not functional
- * and plow ahead. If the lock is freed within the time out
- * period we re-get the lock and go ahead normally. We also
- * remember if we have plowed ahead so that we don't have
- * to wait out the time out period again - the asumption
- * is that we will time out again.
- */
+ /* somebody really wants this output, might be an
+ * oops, kdb, panic, etc. make sure they get it. */
+ if (spin_is_locked(&port->sc_port.lock)) {
+ int lhead = port->sc_port.info->xmit.head;
+ int ltail = port->sc_port.info->xmit.tail;
+ int counter, got_lock = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * We attempt to determine if someone has died with the
+ * lock. We wait ~20 secs after the head and tail ptrs
+ * stop moving and assume the lock holder is not functional
+ * and plow ahead. If the lock is freed within the time out
+ * period we re-get the lock and go ahead normally. We also
+ * remember if we have plowed ahead so that we don't have
+ * to wait out the time out period again - the asumption
+ * is that we will time out again.
+ */