+ silc_rwlock_wrlock(channel->internal.lock);
+
+ /* If founder key changed, update it */
+ if (public_key &&
+ (!channel->founder_key ||
+ !silc_pkcs_public_key_compare(public_key, channel->founder_key))) {
+ if (channel->founder_key)
+ silc_pkcs_public_key_free(channel->founder_key);
+ channel->founder_key = public_key;
+ public_key = NULL;
+ }
+
+ silc_rwlock_unlock(channel->internal.lock);
+