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x86: Remove BKL from microcode

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cycle_lock_kernel() in microcode_open() is a worthless exercise as
there is nothing to wait for. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
LKML-Reference: <20091010153349.196074920@linutronix.de>
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Thomas Gleixner 2009-10-10 09:35:48 +02:00
parent 98272ed0d2
commit ac06ea2cd0
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arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
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@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ static int do_microcode_update(const void __user *buf, size_t size)
static int microcode_open(struct inode *unused1, struct file *unused2)
{
cycle_kernel_lock();
return capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) ? 0 : -EPERM;
}