1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 3efb8b9a572d..cac2eb896639 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ static int dnotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 
         to_tell = event->to_tell;
 
-        spin_lock(&to_tell->i_lock);
         fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(group, to_tell);
-        spin_unlock(&to_tell->i_lock);
-
-        /* unlikely since we alreay passed dnotify_should_send_event() */
         if (unlikely(!fsn_mark))
                 return 0;
         dn_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct dnotify_mark, fsn_mark);
@@ -147,11 +143,7 @@ static bool dnotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
         if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
                 return false;
 
-        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
         fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(group, inode);
-        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-
-        /* no mark means no dnotify watch */
         if (!fsn_mark)
                 return false;
 
@@ -201,9 +193,7 @@ void dnotify_flush(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t id)
         if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
                 return;
 
-        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
         fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(dnotify_group, inode);
-        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
         if (!fsn_mark)
                 return;
         dn_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct dnotify_mark, fsn_mark);
@@ -356,9 +346,7 @@ int fcntl_dirnotify(int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
         mutex_lock(&dnotify_mark_mutex);
 
         /* add the new_fsn_mark or find an old one. */
-        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
         fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(dnotify_group, inode);
-        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
         if (fsn_mark) {
                 dn_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct dnotify_mark, fsn_mark);
                 spin_lock(&fsn_mark->lock);