1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index d1a142fa3eb4..899aa795bf38 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -312,11 +312,9 @@ static int vmlogrdr_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
                 return -ENOSYS;
 
         /* Besure this device hasn't already been opened */
-        lock_kernel();
         spin_lock_bh(&logptr->priv_lock);
         if (logptr->dev_in_use) {
                 spin_unlock_bh(&logptr->priv_lock);
-                unlock_kernel();
                 return -EBUSY;
         }
         logptr->dev_in_use = 1;
@@ -360,9 +358,8 @@ static int vmlogrdr_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
                    || (logptr->iucv_path_severed));
         if (logptr->iucv_path_severed)
                 goto out_record;
-        ret = nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
-        unlock_kernel();
-        return ret;
+        nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
+        return 0;
 
 out_record:
         if (logptr->autorecording)
@@ -372,7 +369,6 @@ out_path:
         logptr->path = NULL;
 out_dev:
         logptr->dev_in_use = 0;
-        unlock_kernel();
         return -EIO;
 }