the BLK in open() is not required:
- device_list is protected by device_list_lock
- spidev->user is only access with device_list_lock locked
- spidev->buffer is protected by spidev->buf_lock. Allocation & free is done
  by the first/last user with device_list_lock locked.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/spi/spidev.c |    3 ---
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 606e7a4..f362c40 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spidev.h>
@@ -477,7 +476,6 @@ static int spidev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file 
*filp)
        struct spidev_data      *spidev;
        int                     status = -ENXIO;
 
-       lock_kernel();
        mutex_lock(&device_list_lock);
 
        list_for_each_entry(spidev, &device_list, device_entry) {
@@ -503,7 +501,6 @@ static int spidev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file 
*filp)
                pr_debug("spidev: nothing for minor %d\n", iminor(inode));
 
        mutex_unlock(&device_list_lock);
-       unlock_kernel();
        return status;
 }
 
-- 
1.6.3.3


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