netdev - [PATCH] declance: Remove a dangling spin_unlock

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Date:	Mon, 21 May 2007 14:33:21 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] declance: Remove a dangling spin_unlock_irq() thingy

 The spin_unlock_irq() invocation in lance_start_xmit() has no matching 
locking request.  The call is already protected by netif_tx_lock, so 
remove the statement.

Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@...ux-mips.org>
---
 Please apply.

  Maciej

patch-mips-2.6.18-20060920-declance-lock-0
diff -up --recursive --new-file linux-mips-2.6.18-20060920.macro/drivers/net/declance.c linux-mips-2.6.18-20060920/drivers/net/declance.c
--- linux-mips-2.6.18-20060920.macro/drivers/net/declance.c	2006-09-20 20:50:22.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-mips-2.6.18-20060920/drivers/net/declance.c	2007-05-19 21:14:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ static int lance_start_xmit(struct sk_bu
 	/* Kick the lance: transmit now */
 	writereg(&ll->rdp, LE_C0_INEA | LE_C0_TDMD);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
-
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
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