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-rw-r--r--drivers/tty/tty_io.c6
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index ea8c6cae8d12..e59de81c39a9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1804,10 +1804,6 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
* each iteration we avoid any problems.
*/
while (1) {
- /* Guard against races with tty->count changes elsewhere and
- opens on /dev/tty */
-
- mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
tty_lock_pair(tty, o_tty);
tty_closing = tty->count <= 1;
o_tty_closing = o_tty &&
@@ -1840,7 +1836,6 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s: read/write wait queue active!\n",
__func__, tty_name(tty, buf));
tty_unlock_pair(tty, o_tty);
- mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
schedule();
}
@@ -1891,7 +1886,6 @@ int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
}
- mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
tty_unlock_pair(tty, o_tty);
/* At this point, the tty->count == 0 should ensure a dead tty
cannot be re-opened by a racing opener */