3 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 1fa211c0d7bb..5d8f73b2b66f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1807,10 +1807,8 @@ static void aty128_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
         mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
         if (info->bl_dev) {
-                down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
                 info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
                 __aty128_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
-                up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
         }
 
         mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
@@ -1847,11 +1845,9 @@ static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
                 219 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
         mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
-        down(&bd->sem);
         bd->props->brightness = aty128_bl_data.max_brightness;
         bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-        bd->props->update_status(bd);
-        up(&bd->sem);
+        backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
         mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 5ea5a00e58a3..23deb3566020 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2188,10 +2188,8 @@ static void aty_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
         mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
         if (info->bl_dev) {
-                down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
                 info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
                 __aty_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
-                up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
         }
 
         mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
@@ -2224,11 +2222,9 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
                 0xFF * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
         mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
-        down(&bd->sem);
         bd->props->brightness = aty_bl_data.max_brightness;
         bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-        bd->props->update_status(bd);
-        up(&bd->sem);
+        backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
         mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
index 8b66df6f199a..9cfcecac8b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ void radeonfb_bl_init(struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
                 217 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_RADEON_LEVEL);
         mutex_unlock(&rinfo->info->bl_mutex);
 
-        down(&bd->sem);
         bd->props->brightness = radeon_bl_data.max_brightness;
         bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-        bd->props->update_status(bd);
-        up(&bd->sem);
+        backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
         mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);