@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
#define DM_COOKIE_ENV_VAR_NAME "DM_COOKIE"
#define DM_COOKIE_LENGTH 24
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(dm_mutex);
static const char *_name = DM_NAME;
static unsigned int major = 0;
@@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ static int dm_blk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
{
struct mapped_device *md;
- mutex_lock(&dm_mutex);
spin_lock(&_minor_lock);
md = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
@@ -346,7 +344,6 @@ static int dm_blk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
out:
spin_unlock(&_minor_lock);
- mutex_unlock(&dm_mutex);
return md ? 0 : -ENXIO;
}
@@ -355,10 +352,8 @@ static int dm_blk_close(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
{
struct mapped_device *md = disk->private_data;
- mutex_lock(&dm_mutex);
atomic_dec(&md->open_count);
dm_put(md);
- mutex_unlock(&dm_mutex);
return 0;
}