1 files changed, 0 insertions, 56 deletions
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index f95966847a81..3756e152285a 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -197,62 +197,6 @@ void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 }
 
-/**
- *	sysfs_drop_dentry - drop dentry for the specified sysfs_dirent
- *	@sd: target sysfs_dirent
- *
- *	Drop dentry for @sd.  @sd must have been unlinked from its
- *	parent on entry to this function such that it can't be looked
- *	up anymore.
- *
- *	@sd->s_dentry which is protected with sysfs_assoc_lock points
- *	to the currently associated dentry but we're not holding a
- *	reference to it and racing with dput().  Grab dcache_lock and
- *	verify dentry before dropping it.  If @sd->s_dentry is NULL or
- *	dput() beats us, no need to bother.
- */
-void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode;
-
-	/* We're not holding a reference to ->s_dentry dentry but the
-	 * field will stay valid as long as sysfs_assoc_lock is held.
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-
-	/* drop dentry if it's there and dput() didn't kill it yet */
-	if (sd->s_dentry && sd->s_dentry->d_inode) {
-		dentry = dget_locked(sd->s_dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		__d_drop(dentry);
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
-
-	dput(dentry);
-	/* XXX: unpin if directory, this will go away soon */
-	if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
-		dput(dentry);
-
-	/* adjust nlink and update timestamp */
-	inode = ilookup(sysfs_sb, sd->s_ino);
-	if (inode) {
-		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
-		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-		drop_nlink(inode);
-		if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
-			drop_nlink(inode);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-		iput(inode);
-	}
-}
-
 int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;