3 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
index 7eb6594cc3e..8a5e6ae2552 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
@@ -739,15 +739,11 @@ static void release_descriptor(struct client *client,
 static int ioctl_add_descriptor(struct client *client, void *buffer)
 {
 	struct fw_cdev_add_descriptor *request = buffer;
-	struct fw_card *card = client->device->card;
 	struct descriptor_resource *r;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Access policy: Allow this ioctl only on local nodes' device files. */
-	spin_lock_irq(&card->lock);
-	ret = client->device->node_id != card->local_node->node_id;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&card->lock);
-	if (ret)
+	if (!client->device->is_local)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	if (request->length > 256)
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-device.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-device.c
index a47e2129d83..a38a68b97b5 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-device.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-device.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ void fw_node_event(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_node *node, int event)
 		device->node = fw_node_get(node);
 		device->node_id = node->node_id;
 		device->generation = card->generation;
+		device->is_local = node == card->local_node;
 		mutex_init(&device->client_list_mutex);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->client_list);
 
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ void fw_node_event(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_node *node, int event)
 			    FW_DEVICE_INITIALIZING) == FW_DEVICE_RUNNING) {
 			PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&device->work, fw_device_refresh);
 			schedule_delayed_work(&device->work,
-				node == card->local_node ? 0 : INITIAL_DELAY);
+				device->is_local ? 0 : INITIAL_DELAY);
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-device.h b/drivers/firewire/fw-device.h
index 97588937c01..623cfee289b 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-device.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-device.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct fw_device {
 	u32 *config_rom;
 	size_t config_rom_length;
 	int config_rom_retries;
+	unsigned is_local:1;
 	unsigned cmc:1;
 	unsigned bc_implemented:2;