The mutex lock at rc_register_device() was added by commit 
08aeb7c9a42a
("[media] rc: add locking to fix register/show race").
It is meant to avoid race issues when trying to open a sysfs file while
the RC register didn't complete.
Adding a lock there causes troubles, as detected by the Kernel lock
debug instrumentation at the Kernel:
    ======================================================
    [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
    4.5.0-rc3+ #46 Not tainted
    -------------------------------------------------------
    systemd-udevd/2681 is trying to acquire lock:
     (s_active#171){++++.+}, at: [<
ffffffff8171a115>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x45/0xa0
    but task is already holding lock:
     (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<
ffffffffa0724def>] rc_register_device+0xb2f/0x1450 [rc_core]
    which lock already depends on the new lock.
    the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
    -> #1 (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}:
           [<
ffffffff8124817d>] lock_acquire+0x13d/0x320
           [<
ffffffff822de966>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb6/0x860
           [<
ffffffffa0721f2b>] show_protocols+0x3b/0x3f0 [rc_core]
           [<
ffffffff81cdaba5>] dev_attr_show+0x45/0xc0
           [<
ffffffff8171f1b3>] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x203/0x3c0
           [<
ffffffff8171a6a1>] kernfs_seq_show+0x121/0x1b0
           [<
ffffffff81617c71>] seq_read+0x2f1/0x1160
           [<
ffffffff8171c911>] kernfs_fop_read+0x321/0x460
           [<
ffffffff815abc20>] __vfs_read+0xe0/0x3d0
           [<
ffffffff815ae90e>] vfs_read+0xde/0x2d0
           [<
ffffffff815b1d01>] SyS_read+0x111/0x230
           [<
ffffffff822e8636>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x76
    -> #0 (s_active#171){++++.+}:
           [<
ffffffff81244f24>] __lock_acquire+0x4304/0x5990
           [<
ffffffff8124817d>] lock_acquire+0x13d/0x320
           [<
ffffffff81717d3a>] __kernfs_remove+0x58a/0x810
           [<
ffffffff8171a115>] kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x45/0xa0
           [<
ffffffff81721592>] remove_files.isra.0+0x72/0x190
           [<
ffffffff8172174b>] sysfs_remove_group+0x9b/0x150
           [<
ffffffff81721854>] sysfs_remove_groups+0x54/0xa0
           [<
ffffffff81cd97d0>] device_remove_attrs+0xb0/0x140
           [<
ffffffff81cdb27c>] device_del+0x38c/0x6b0
           [<
ffffffffa0724b8b>] rc_register_device+0x8cb/0x1450 [rc_core]
           [<
ffffffffa1326a7b>] dvb_usb_remote_init+0x66b/0x14d0 [dvb_usb]
           [<
ffffffffa1321c81>] dvb_usb_device_init+0xf21/0x1860 [dvb_usb]
           [<
ffffffffa13517dc>] dib0700_probe+0x14c/0x410 [dvb_usb_dib0700]
           [<
ffffffff81dbb1dd>] usb_probe_interface+0x45d/0x940
           [<
ffffffff81ce7e7a>] driver_probe_device+0x21a/0xc30
           [<
ffffffff81ce89b1>] __driver_attach+0x121/0x160
           [<
ffffffff81ce21bf>] bus_for_each_dev+0x11f/0x1a0
           [<
ffffffff81ce6cdd>] driver_attach+0x3d/0x50
           [<
ffffffff81ce5df9>] bus_add_driver+0x4c9/0x770
           [<
ffffffff81cea39c>] driver_register+0x18c/0x3b0
           [<
ffffffff81db6e98>] usb_register_driver+0x1f8/0x440
           [<
ffffffffa074001e>] dib0700_driver_init+0x1e/0x1000 [dvb_usb_dib0700]
           [<
ffffffff810021b1>] do_one_initcall+0x141/0x300
           [<
ffffffff8144d8eb>] do_init_module+0x1d0/0x5ad
           [<
ffffffff812f27b6>] load_module+0x6666/0x9ba0
           [<
ffffffff812f5fe8>] SyS_finit_module+0x108/0x130
           [<
ffffffff822e8636>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x76
    other info that might help us debug this:
     Possible unsafe locking scenario:
           CPU0                    CPU1
           ----                    ----
      lock(&dev->lock);
                                   lock(s_active#171);
                                   lock(&dev->lock);
      lock(s_active#171);
     *** DEADLOCK ***
    3 locks held by systemd-udevd/2681:
     #0:  (&dev->mutex){......}, at: [<
ffffffff81ce8933>] __driver_attach+0xa3/0x160
     #1:  (&dev->mutex){......}, at: [<
ffffffff81ce8941>] __driver_attach+0xb1/0x160
     #2:  (&dev->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<
ffffffffa0724def>] rc_register_device+0xb2f/0x1450 [rc_core]
In this specific case, some error happened during device init,
causing IR to be disabled.
Let's fix it by adding a var that will tell when the device is
initialized. Any calls before that will return a -EINVAL.
That should prevent the race issues.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@osg.samsung.com>
                return -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&rdev->lock);
+       if (!rdev->initialized) {
+               rval = -EINVAL;
+               goto unlock;
+       }
+
        if (!rdev->users++ && rdev->open != NULL)
                rval = rdev->open(rdev);
 
        if (rval)
                rdev->users--;
 
+unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&rdev->lock);
 
        return rval;
                return -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+       if (!dev->initialized) {
+               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        if (fattr->type == RC_FILTER_NORMAL) {
                enabled = dev->enabled_protocols;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+       if (!dev->initialized) {
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        old_protocols = *current_protocols;
        new_protocols = old_protocols;
        if (!dev)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+       if (!dev->initialized) {
+               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        if (fattr->type == RC_FILTER_NORMAL)
                filter = &dev->scancode_filter;
        else
                filter = &dev->scancode_wakeup_filter;
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
        if (fattr->mask)
                val = filter->mask;
        else
                return -EINVAL;
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+       if (!dev->initialized) {
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto unlock;
+       }
 
        new_filter = *filter;
        if (fattr->mask)
                dev->sysfs_groups[attr++] = &rc_dev_wakeup_protocol_attr_grp;
        dev->sysfs_groups[attr++] = NULL;
 
-       /*
-        * Take the lock here, as the device sysfs node will appear
-        * when device_add() is called, which may trigger an ir-keytable udev
-        * rule, which will in turn call show_protocols and access
-        * dev->enabled_protocols before it has been initialized.
-        */
-       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
        rc = device_add(&dev->dev);
        if (rc)
                goto out_unlock;
        dev->input_dev->phys = dev->input_phys;
        dev->input_dev->name = dev->input_name;
 
-       /* input_register_device can call ir_open, so unlock mutex here */
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-
        rc = input_register_device(dev->input_dev);
-
-       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
        if (rc)
                goto out_table;
 
                        request_module_nowait("ir-lirc-codec");
                        raw_init = true;
                }
-               /* calls ir_register_device so unlock mutex here*/
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
                rc = ir_raw_event_register(dev);
-               mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
                if (rc < 0)
                        goto out_input;
        }
                dev->enabled_protocols = rc_type;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+       dev->initialized = true;
        mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 
        IR_dprintk(1, "Registered rc%u (driver: %s, remote: %s, mode %s)\n",
 out_dev:
        device_del(&dev->dev);
 out_unlock:
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
        ida_simple_remove(&rc_ida, minor);
        return rc;
 }
 
 /**
  * struct rc_dev - represents a remote control device
  * @dev: driver model's view of this device
+ * @initialized: true if the device init has completed
  * @sysfs_groups: sysfs attribute groups
  * @input_name: name of the input child device
  * @input_phys: physical path to the input child device
  */
 struct rc_dev {
        struct device                   dev;
+       bool                            initialized;
        const struct attribute_group    *sysfs_groups[5];
        const char                      *input_name;
        const char                      *input_phys;