1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index f9329794f3b5..cb20c67995d8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include "mtdcore.h"
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(blktrans_majors);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(blktrans_ref_mutex);
 
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
         if (!dev)
                 return -ERESTARTSYS; /* FIXME: busy loop! -arnd*/
 
-        mutex_lock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (dev->open++)
@@ -202,7 +200,6 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
-        mutex_unlock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +211,6 @@ static int blktrans_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
         if (!dev)
                 return ret;
 
-        mutex_lock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (--dev->open)
@@ -230,7 +226,6 @@ static int blktrans_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
-        mutex_unlock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +258,6 @@ static int blktrans_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
         if (!dev)
                 return ret;
 
-        mutex_lock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
         if (!dev->mtd)
@@ -278,7 +272,6 @@ static int blktrans_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
         }
 unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-        mutex_unlock(&mtd_blkdevs_mutex);
         blktrans_dev_put(dev);
         return ret;
 }