int snd_card_new(struct device *parent, int idx, const char *xid,
		    struct module *module, int extra_size,
		    struct snd_card **card_ret)
{
	struct snd_card *card;
	int err;

	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card_ret))
		return -EINVAL;
	*card_ret = NULL;

	if (extra_size < 0)
		extra_size = 0;
	card = kzalloc(sizeof(*card) + extra_size, GFP_KERNEL);
	if (!card)
		return -ENOMEM;
	if (extra_size > 0)
		card->private_data = (char *)card + sizeof(struct snd_card);
	if (xid)
		strlcpy(card->id, xid, sizeof(card->id));
	err = 0;
	mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
	if (idx < 0) /* first check the matching module-name slot */
		idx = get_slot_from_bitmask(idx, module_slot_match, module);
	if (idx < 0) /* if not matched, assign an empty slot */
		idx = get_slot_from_bitmask(idx, check_empty_slot, module);
	if (idx < 0)
		err = -ENODEV;
	else if (idx < snd_ecards_limit) {
		if (test_bit(idx, snd_cards_lock))
			err = -EBUSY;	/* invalid */
	} else if (idx >= SNDRV_CARDS)
		err = -ENODEV;
	if (err < 0) {
		mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
		dev_err(parent, "cannot find the slot for index %d (range 0-%i), error: %d\n",
			 idx, snd_ecards_limit - 1, err);
		kfree(card);
		return err;
	}
	set_bit(idx, snd_cards_lock);		/* lock it */
	if (idx >= snd_ecards_limit)
		snd_ecards_limit = idx + 1; /* increase the limit */
	mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
	card->dev = parent;
	card->number = idx;
	card->module = module;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->devices);
 	init_rwsem(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	rwlock_init(&card->ctl_files_rwlock);
	mutex_init(&card->user_ctl_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->controls);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->ctl_files);
 	spin_lock_init(&card->files_lock);
	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->files_list);
#ifdef CONFIG_PM
	mutex_init(&card->power_lock);
	init_waitqueue_head(&card->power_sleep);
#endif

	device_initialize(&card->card_dev);
	card->card_dev.parent = parent;
	card->card_dev.class = sound_class;
	card->card_dev.release = release_card_device;
	card->card_dev.groups = card_dev_attr_groups;
	err = kobject_set_name(&card->card_dev.kobj, "card%d", idx);
	if (err < 0)
		goto __error;

	/* the control interface cannot be accessed from the user space until */
	/* snd_cards_bitmask and snd_cards are set with snd_card_register */
	err = snd_ctl_create(card);
	if (err < 0) {
		dev_err(parent, "unable to register control minors\n");
		goto __error;
	}
	err = snd_info_card_create(card);
	if (err < 0) {
		dev_err(parent, "unable to create card info\n");
		goto __error_ctl;
	}
	*card_ret = card;
	return 0;

      __error_ctl:
	snd_device_free_all(card);
      __error:
	put_device(&card->card_dev);
  	return err;
}

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.