linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] input: remove BKL from serio

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Date:	Tue,  9 Mar 2010 16:19:46 -0300
From:	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, John Kacur <jkacur@...il.com>,
	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] input: remove BKL from serio_raw

serio_raw open function already uses a mutex.

Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>
---
 drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c |    5 +----
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
index 27fdaaf..debe4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ static int serio_raw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct serio_raw_list *list;
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&serio_raw_mutex);
 	if (retval)
-		goto out_bkl;
+		return retval;
 
 	if (!(serio_raw = serio_raw_locate(iminor(inode)))) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
@@ -109,8 +108,6 @@ static int serio_raw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&serio_raw_mutex);
-out_bkl:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return retval;
 }
 
-- 
1.6.6.1

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