linux-kernel - [PATCH 20/68] epca: Kill the big kernel lock

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Date:	Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:58:42 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 20/68] epca: Kill the big kernel lock

From: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>

The lock is no longer needed for wait until sent paths so this can go

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
---
 drivers/char/epca.c |    4 +---
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/epca.c b/drivers/char/epca.c
index 6f5ffe1..d9df46a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/epca.c
+++ b/drivers/char/epca.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/tty_flip.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -2105,7 +2105,6 @@ static int pc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		break;
 	case DIGI_SETAW:
 	case DIGI_SETAF:
-		lock_kernel();
 		if (cmd == DIGI_SETAW) {
 			/* Setup an event to indicate when the transmit
 			   buffer empties */
@@ -2118,7 +2117,6 @@ static int pc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			if (tty->ldisc->ops->flush_buffer)
 				tty->ldisc->ops->flush_buffer(tty);
 		}
-		unlock_kernel();
 		/* Fall Thru */
 	case DIGI_SETA:
 		if (copy_from_user(&ch->digiext, argp, sizeof(digi_t)))
-- 
1.7.2

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