Merge branch 'bkl/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing

* 'bkl/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing:
  do_coredump: Do not take BKL
  init: Remove the BKL from startup code

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index ed1032d6f81d..ba14a22be4cc 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -741,13 +741,6 @@ __acquires(kernel_lock)
                 return -1;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * When this gets called we hold the BKL which means that
-         * preemption is disabled. Various trace selftests however
-         * need to disable and enable preemption for successful tests.
-         * So we drop the BKL here and grab it after the tests again.
-         */
-        unlock_kernel();
         mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 
         tracing_selftest_running = true;
@@ -829,7 +822,6 @@ __acquires(kernel_lock)
 #endif
 
  out_unlock:
-        lock_kernel();
         return ret;
 }