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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/rtc.c | 17 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c index 20d6efb6324..e0d0f8b2696 100644 --- a/drivers/char/rtc.c +++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c @@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ * CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC * 1.12a Maciej W. Rozycki: Handle memory-mapped chips properly. * 1.12ac Alan Cox: Allow read access to the day of week register + * 1.12b David John: Remove calls to the BKL. */ -#define RTC_VERSION "1.12ac" +#define RTC_VERSION "1.12b" /* * Note that *all* calls to CMOS_READ and CMOS_WRITE are done with @@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ #include <linux/proc_fs.h> #include <linux/seq_file.h> #include <linux/spinlock.h> -#include <linux/smp_lock.h> #include <linux/sysctl.h> #include <linux/wait.h> #include <linux/bcd.h> @@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ static int rtc_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file); /* * rtc_status is never changed by rtc_interrupt, and ioctl/open/close is - * protected by the big kernel lock. However, ioctl can still disable the timer - * in rtc_status and then with del_timer after the interrupt has read + * protected by the spin lock rtc_lock. However, ioctl can still disable the + * timer in rtc_status and then with del_timer after the interrupt has read * rtc_status but before mod_timer is called, which would then reenable the * timer (but you would need to have an awful timing before you'd trip on it) */ @@ -720,9 +720,7 @@ static int rtc_do_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg, int kernel) static long rtc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) { long ret; - lock_kernel(); ret = rtc_do_ioctl(cmd, arg, 0); - unlock_kernel(); return ret; } @@ -731,12 +729,8 @@ static long rtc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) * Also clear the previous interrupt data on an open, and clean * up things on a close. */ - -/* We use rtc_lock to protect against concurrent opens. So the BKL is not - * needed here. Or anywhere else in this driver. */ static int rtc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) { - lock_kernel(); spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock); if (rtc_status & RTC_IS_OPEN) @@ -746,12 +740,10 @@ static int rtc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) rtc_irq_data = 0; spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock); - unlock_kernel(); return 0; out_busy: spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock); - unlock_kernel(); return -EBUSY; } @@ -800,7 +792,6 @@ no_irq: } #ifdef RTC_IRQ -/* Called without the kernel lock - fine */ static unsigned int rtc_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait) { unsigned long l; |