3 files changed, 3 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 93603e6ff479..817446175489 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -83,18 +83,14 @@ void blk_queue_congestion_threshold(struct request_queue *q)
  * @bdev:       device
  *
  * Locates the passed device's request queue and returns the address of its
- * backing_dev_info
- *
- * Will return NULL if the request queue cannot be located.
+ * backing_dev_info.  This function can only be called if @bdev is opened
+ * and the return value is never NULL.
  */
 struct backing_dev_info *blk_get_backing_dev_info(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
-        struct backing_dev_info *ret = NULL;
         struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
 
-        if (q)
-                ret = &q->backing_dev_info;
-        return ret;
+        return &q->backing_dev_info;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_get_backing_dev_info);
 
diff --git a/block/compat_ioctl.c b/block/compat_ioctl.c
index 18b282ce361e..f678c733df40 100644
--- a/block/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -709,8 +709,6 @@ long compat_blkdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
                 if (!arg)
                         return -EINVAL;
                 bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
-                if (bdi == NULL)
-                        return -ENOTTY;
                 return compat_put_long(arg,
                                        (bdi->ra_pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) / 512);
         case BLKROGET: /* compatible */
@@ -731,8 +729,6 @@ long compat_blkdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
                 if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                         return -EACCES;
                 bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
-                if (bdi == NULL)
-                        return -ENOTTY;
                 bdi->ra_pages = (arg * 512) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
                 return 0;
         case BLKGETSIZE:
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index d6cda8147c91..6c7bf903742f 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned cmd,
                 if (!arg)
                         return -EINVAL;
                 bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
-                if (bdi == NULL)
-                        return -ENOTTY;
                 return put_long(arg, (bdi->ra_pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) / 512);
         case BLKROGET:
                 return put_int(arg, bdev_read_only(bdev) != 0);
@@ -386,8 +384,6 @@ int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned cmd,
                 if(!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                         return -EACCES;
                 bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
-                if (bdi == NULL)
-                        return -ENOTTY;
                 bdi->ra_pages = (arg * 512) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
                 return 0;
         case BLKBSZSET: