The big BKL pushdown added cycle_kernel_lock(). There is nothing to wait for in this driver. Remove it. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6-tip/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c +++ linux-2.6-tip/drivers/char/cs5535_gpio.c @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ #include #include #include -#include + #include #include @@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ static int cs5535_gpio_open(struct inode { u32 m = iminor(inode); - cycle_kernel_lock(); /* the mask says which pins are usable by this driver */ if ((mask & (1 << m)) == 0) return -EINVAL; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/