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[PATCH] kernel/module.c: remove redundant spinlock in resolve_symbol() 

Remove the redundant spinlock in the function resolve_symbol() as we are
not altering the module list, and we already hold the semaphore.

Signed-off-by: Ashutosh Naik <ashutosh.naik@gmail.com>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
wifi-calibration
Ashutosh Naik 2006-01-08 01:04:37 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 349aef0bc4
commit eb46996f90
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@ -958,7 +958,6 @@ static unsigned long resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
unsigned long ret;
const unsigned long *crc;
spin_lock_irq(&modlist_lock);
ret = __find_symbol(name, &owner, &crc, mod->license_gplok);
if (ret) {
/* use_module can fail due to OOM, or module unloading */
@ -966,7 +965,6 @@ static unsigned long resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
!use_module(mod, owner))
ret = 0;
}
spin_unlock_irq(&modlist_lock);
return ret;
}