[PATCH 23/46] PNP: stop using the subsystem rwsem

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>]

The rwsem is not used to protect anything, so the use of it by the PNP
subsystem isn't really useful, and it's doubtful if it really did anything or
not.  So I've removed it.

Cc: Adam Belay <ambx1@neo.rr.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
---
 drivers/pnp/card.c |    6 ------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pnp/card.c b/drivers/pnp/card.c
index 91c047a..dd6384b 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/card.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/card.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ done:
 	return NULL;
 
 found:
-	down_write(&dev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
 	dev->card_link = clink;
 	dev->dev.driver = &drv->link.driver;
 	if (pnp_bus_type.probe(&dev->dev))
@@ -319,14 +318,11 @@ found:
 	if (device_bind_driver(&dev->dev))
 		goto err_out;
 
-	up_write(&dev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
-
 	return dev;
 
 err_out:
 	dev->dev.driver = NULL;
 	dev->card_link = NULL;
-	up_write(&dev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -340,11 +336,9 @@ void pnp_release_card_device(struct pnp_dev * dev)
 	struct pnp_card_driver * drv = dev->card_link->driver;
 	if (!drv)
 		return;
-	down_write(&dev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
 	drv->link.remove = &card_remove;
 	device_release_driver(&dev->dev);
 	drv->link.remove = &card_remove_first;
-	up_write(&dev->dev.bus->subsys.rwsem);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
1.5.1.2

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