[PATCH 1/2] mtd: char: Drop mtd_mutex usage from mtdchar_open()

Alexander A Sverdlin alexander.sverdlin at nokia.com
Wed Feb 17 16:18:44 EST 2021


From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin at nokia.com>

It looks unnecessary in the function, remove it from the function
having in mind to remove it completely.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin at nokia.com>
---
 drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 323035d..f31390d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -58,13 +58,10 @@ static int mtdchar_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && (minor & 1))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mtd_mutex);
 	mtd = get_mtd_device(NULL, devnum);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(mtd)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(mtd);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(mtd))
+		return PTR_ERR(mtd);
 
 	if (mtd->type == MTD_ABSENT) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -84,13 +81,10 @@ static int mtdchar_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 	mfi->mtd = mtd;
 	file->private_data = mfi;
-	mutex_unlock(&mtd_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 out1:
 	put_mtd_device(mtd);
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&mtd_mutex);
 	return ret;
 } /* mtdchar_open */
 
-- 
2.10.2




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