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[S390] monwriter: remove lock_kernel() from open() function 

The lock_kernel() calls in the open() function are unnecessary because
misc_register() is called last in module_init() and concurrent open()
calls are handled by other means.

Signed-off-by: Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
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Gerald Schaefer 2009-12-07 12:52:18 +01:00 committed by Martin Schwidefsky
parent 1963403aae
commit 801f97b7da
1 changed files with 4 additions and 3 deletions
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drivers/s390/char/monwriter.c
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@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
@ -185,13 +184,11 @@ static int monwrite_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
monpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mon_private), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!monpriv)
return -ENOMEM;
lock_kernel();
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&monpriv->list);
monpriv->hdr_to_read = sizeof(monpriv->hdr);
mutex_init(&monpriv->thread_mutex);
filp->private_data = monpriv;
list_add_tail(&monpriv->priv_list, &mon_priv_list);
unlock_kernel();
return nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
}
@ -364,6 +361,10 @@ static int __init mon_init(void)
goto out_driver;
}
/*
* misc_register() has to be the last action in module_init(), because
* file operations will be available right after this.
*/
rc = misc_register(&mon_dev);
if (rc)
goto out_device;