[PATCH] phonedev: remove BKL

[Richard Holden]

This patch removes the BKL from the phonedev module. The phone_device  
array is covered by the phone_lock mutex in all cases and  
request_module no longer needs the BKL so we can remove the only  
remaining instance of the BKL from phonedev.

Signed-off-by: Richard Holden <aciddeath@xxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
index 4d74ba3..37caf4d 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int phone_open(struct inode *inode, struct  
file *file)
 	if (minor >= PHONE_NUM_DEVICES)
 		return -ENODEV;

-	lock_kernel();
 	mutex_lock(&phone_lock);
 	p = phone_device[minor];
 	if (p)
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ static int phone_open(struct inode *inode, struct  
file *file)
 	fops_put(old_fops);
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&phone_lock);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return err;
 }

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