1 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 51f5d7fe2f0b..f48370dfc908 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ static int __ref cpu_subsys_online(struct device *dev)
         struct cpu *cpu = container_of(dev, struct cpu, dev);
         int cpuid = dev->id;
         int from_nid, to_nid;
-        int ret = -ENODEV;
-
-        cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
+        int ret;
 
         from_nid = cpu_to_node(cpuid);
         if (from_nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
-                goto out;
+                return -ENODEV;
 
         ret = cpu_up(cpuid);
         /*
@@ -61,19 +59,12 @@ static int __ref cpu_subsys_online(struct device *dev)
         if (from_nid != to_nid)
                 change_cpu_under_node(cpu, from_nid, to_nid);
 
- out:
-        cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
         return ret;
 }
 
 static int cpu_subsys_offline(struct device *dev)
 {
-        int ret;
-
-        cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
-        ret = cpu_down(dev->id);
-        cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
-        return ret;
+        return cpu_down(dev->id);
 }
 
 void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *cpu)