Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6

* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (146 commits)
  IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad_open()
  IB/uverbs: BKL is not needed for ib_uverbs_open()
  bf561-coreb: BKL unneeded for open()
  Call fasync() functions without the BKL
  snd/PCM: fasync BKL pushdown
  ipmi: fasync BKL pushdown
  ecryptfs: fasync BKL pushdown
  Bluetooth VHCI: fasync BKL pushdown
  tty_io: fasync BKL pushdown
  tun: fasync BKL pushdown
  i2o: fasync BKL pushdown
  mpt: fasync BKL pushdown
  Remove BKL from remote_llseek v2
  Make FAT users happier by not deadlocking
  x86-mce: BKL pushdown
  vmwatchdog: BKL pushdown
  vmcp: BKL pushdown
  via-pmu: BKL pushdown
  uml-random: BKL pushdown
  uml-mmapper: BKL pushdown
  ...

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d8e2762ed14d..faac13e2cc5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1870,7 +1870,8 @@ extern void
 file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct address_space *mapping);
 extern loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
 extern loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
-extern loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
+extern loff_t generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+                        int origin);
 extern int generic_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
 extern int nonseekable_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/smp_lock.h b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
index aab3a4cff4e1..813be59bf345 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp_lock.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
@@ -27,11 +27,24 @@ static inline int reacquire_kernel_lock(struct task_struct *task)
 extern void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void)        __acquires(kernel_lock);
 extern void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void)      __releases(kernel_lock);
 
+/*
+ * Various legacy drivers don't really need the BKL in a specific
+ * function, but they *do* need to know that the BKL became available.
+ * This function just avoids wrapping a bunch of lock/unlock pairs
+ * around code which doesn't really need it.
+ */
+static inline void cycle_kernel_lock(void)
+{
+        lock_kernel();
+        unlock_kernel();
+}
+
 #else
 
 #define lock_kernel()                           do { } while(0)
 #define unlock_kernel()                         do { } while(0)
 #define release_kernel_lock(task)               do { } while(0)
+#define cycle_kernel_lock()                     do { } while(0)
 #define reacquire_kernel_lock(task)             0
 #define kernel_locked()                         1