linux-kernel - [PATCH] Remove unneded lock_kernel() in driver/block/loop.c

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Message-Id: <118394622153-git-send-email-diego@woitasen.com.ar>
Date:	Sun,  8 Jul 2007 22:57:01 -0300
From:	Diego Woitasen <diego@...tasen.com.ar>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Diego Woitasen <diego@...tasen.com.ar>
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unneded lock_kernel() in driver/block/loop.c


Signed-off-by: Diego Woitasen <diego@...tasen.com.ar>
---
 drivers/block/loop.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 0ed5470..1cc004e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ static long lo_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 	struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	int err;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	switch(cmd) {
 	case LOOP_SET_STATUS:
 		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
@@ -1312,7 +1311,6 @@ static long lo_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 		err = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 		break;
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
-- 
1.5.2.3

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