1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 352831baf785..040c2d923807 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
         if (!dev)
                 return -ERESTARTSYS; /* FIXME: busy loop! -arnd*/
 
-        lock_kernel();
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (dev->open++)
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
-        unlock_kernel();
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +208,6 @@ static int blktrans_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
         if (!dev)
                 return ret;
 
-        lock_kernel();
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (--dev->open)
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ static int blktrans_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
-        unlock_kernel();
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +255,6 @@ static int blktrans_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
         if (!dev)
                 return ret;
 
-        lock_kernel();
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (!dev->mtd)
@@ -274,7 +269,6 @@ static int blktrans_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
         }
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-        unlock_kernel();
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
         return ret;
 }