2 files changed, 0 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index ad81e1c5148..fc615a97e2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ static inline struct kobj_type *get_ktype(struct kobject *kobj)
 }
 
 extern struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *, const char *);
-extern struct kobject *kset_find_obj_hinted(struct kset *, const char *,
-                                                struct kobject *);
 
 /* The global /sys/kernel/ kobject for people to chain off of */
 extern struct kobject *kernel_kobj;
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 640bd98a4c8..c33d7a18d63 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -746,43 +746,11 @@ void kset_unregister(struct kset *k)
  */
 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name)
 {
-        return kset_find_obj_hinted(kset, name, NULL);
-}
-
-/**
- * kset_find_obj_hinted - search for object in kset given a predecessor hint.
- * @kset: kset we're looking in.
- * @name: object's name.
- * @hint: hint to possible object's predecessor.
- *
- * Check the hint's next object and if it is a match return it directly,
- * otherwise, fall back to the behavior of kset_find_obj().  Either way
- * a reference for the returned object is held and the reference on the
- * hinted object is released.
- */
-struct kobject *kset_find_obj_hinted(struct kset *kset, const char *name,
-                                     struct kobject *hint)
-{
         struct kobject *k;
         struct kobject *ret = NULL;
 
         spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
 
-        if (!hint)
-                goto slow_search;
-
-        /* end of list detection */
-        if (hint->entry.next == kset->list.next)
-                goto slow_search;
-
-        k = container_of(hint->entry.next, struct kobject, entry);
-        if (!kobject_name(k) || strcmp(kobject_name(k), name))
-                goto slow_search;
-
-        ret = kobject_get(k);
-        goto unlock_exit;
-
-slow_search:
         list_for_each_entry(k, &kset->list, entry) {
                 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) {
                         ret = kobject_get(k);
@@ -790,12 +758,7 @@ slow_search:
                 }
         }
 
-unlock_exit:
         spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
-
-        if (hint)
-                kobject_put(hint);
-
         return ret;
 }