linux-kernel - [PATCH 05/20] staging/go7007: remove the BKL

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Message-Id: <1295993854-4971-6-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:17:19 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Ross Cohen <rcohen@...rgle.org>
Subject: [PATCH 05/20] staging/go7007: remove the BKL

There is nothing that the BKL can possibly
protect here, so just remove it.

Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc: Ross Cohen <rcohen@...rgle.org>
---
 drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig        |    1 -
 drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c |    3 ---
 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
index 1da57df..7dfb281 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config VIDEO_GO7007
 	tristate "WIS GO7007 MPEG encoder support"
 	depends on VIDEO_DEV && PCI && I2C
-	depends on BKL # please fix
 	depends on SND
 	select VIDEOBUF_DMA_SG
 	depends on RC_CORE
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c
index 7547a8f..4e13251 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <dvb-usb.h>
 
@@ -142,11 +141,9 @@ static void s2250loader_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
 	pdevice_extension_t s;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "s2250: disconnect\n");
-	lock_kernel();
 	s = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
 	kref_put(&(s->kref), s2250loader_delete);
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct usb_device_id s2250loader_ids[] = {
-- 
1.7.1

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