linux-kernel - [PATCH 20/46] Driver core: remove use of rwsem

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:53:34 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 20/46] Driver core: remove use of rwsem

This lock is never used by the rest of the driver core, so the fact that
we are grabbing it here means it isn't correct...

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
---
 drivers/base/power/shutdown.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
index 3483ae4..58b6f77 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 {
 	struct device * dev, *devn;
 
-	down_write(&devices_subsys.rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(dev, devn, &devices_subsys.kset.list,
 				kobj.entry) {
 		if (dev->bus && dev->bus->shutdown) {
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 			dev->driver->shutdown(dev);
 		}
 	}
-	up_write(&devices_subsys.rwsem);
 
 	sysdev_shutdown();
 }
-- 
1.5.1.2

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