1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index efcb66b6ccef..9323dd0c7d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -601,21 +601,9 @@ static int sata_fsl_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
         if (!pp)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        /*
-         * allocate per command dma alignment pad buffer, which is used
-         * internally by libATA to ensure that all transfers ending on
-         * unaligned boundaries are padded, to align on Dword boundaries
-         */
-        retval = ata_pad_alloc(ap, dev);
-        if (retval) {
-                kfree(pp);
-                return retval;
-        }
-
         mem = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, SATA_FSL_PORT_PRIV_DMA_SZ, &mem_dma,
                                  GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!mem) {
-                ata_pad_free(ap, dev);
                 kfree(pp);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
@@ -694,7 +682,6 @@ static void sata_fsl_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap)
         dma_free_coherent(dev, SATA_FSL_PORT_PRIV_DMA_SZ,
                           pp->cmdslot, pp->cmdslot_paddr);
 
-        ata_pad_free(ap, dev);
         kfree(pp);
 }