1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
index 799f94424c8a..6bd91a15d5e6 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ fw_card_bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
         unsigned long flags;
         int root_id, new_root_id, irm_id, gap_count, generation, grace, rcode;
         bool do_reset = false;
+        bool root_device_is_running;
+        bool root_device_is_cmc;
         __be32 lock_data[2];
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
@@ -224,8 +226,9 @@ fw_card_bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
         generation = card->generation;
         root_device = root_node->data;
-        if (root_device)
-                fw_device_get(root_device);
+        root_device_is_running = root_device &&
+                        atomic_read(&root_device->state) == FW_DEVICE_RUNNING;
+        root_device_is_cmc = root_device && root_device->cmc;
         root_id = root_node->node_id;
         grace = time_after(jiffies, card->reset_jiffies + DIV_ROUND_UP(HZ, 10));
 
@@ -308,14 +311,14 @@ fw_card_bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
                  * config rom.  In either case, pick another root.
                  */
                 new_root_id = local_node->node_id;
-        } else if (atomic_read(&root_device->state) != FW_DEVICE_RUNNING) {
+        } else if (!root_device_is_running) {
                 /*
                  * If we haven't probed this device yet, bail out now
                  * and let's try again once that's done.
                  */
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
                 goto out;
-        } else if (root_device->cmc) {
+        } else if (root_device_is_cmc) {
                 /*
                  * FIXME: I suppose we should set the cmstr bit in the
                  * STATE_CLEAR register of this node, as described in
@@ -362,8 +365,6 @@ fw_card_bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
                 fw_core_initiate_bus_reset(card, 1);
         }
  out:
-        if (root_device)
-                fw_device_put(root_device);
         fw_node_put(root_node);
         fw_node_put(local_node);
  out_put_card: