1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
index 10e2990a40d4..8d198880756a 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -426,18 +426,15 @@ static void sunsab_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
                 sunsab_tx_idle(up);
 }
 
-/* port->lock is not held.  */
+/* port->lock is held by caller and interrupts are disabled.  */
 static unsigned int sunsab_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
 {
         struct uart_sunsab_port *up = (struct uart_sunsab_port *) port;
-        unsigned long flags;
         unsigned char val;
         unsigned int result;
 
         result = 0;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&up->port.lock, flags);
-
         val = readb(&up->regs->r.pvr);
         result |= (val & up->pvr_dsr_bit) ? 0 : TIOCM_DSR;
 
@@ -447,8 +444,6 @@ static unsigned int sunsab_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
         val = readb(&up->regs->r.star);
         result |= (val & SAB82532_STAR_CTS) ? TIOCM_CTS : 0;
 
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->port.lock, flags);
-
         return result;
 }