1 files changed, 0 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 19f2357dfda3..90552aab5f2d 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,6 @@ resource_size_t resource_alignment(struct resource *res)
  *
  * request_region creates a new busy region.
  *
- * check_region returns non-zero if the area is already busy.
- *
  * release_region releases a matching busy region.
  */
 
@@ -1098,36 +1096,6 @@ struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *parent,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_region);
 
 /**
- * __check_region - check if a resource region is busy or free
- * @parent: parent resource descriptor
- * @start: resource start address
- * @n: resource region size
- *
- * Returns 0 if the region is free at the moment it is checked,
- * returns %-EBUSY if the region is busy.
- *
- * NOTE:
- * This function is deprecated because its use is racy.
- * Even if it returns 0, a subsequent call to request_region()
- * may fail because another driver etc. just allocated the region.
- * Do NOT use it.  It will be removed from the kernel.
- */
-int __check_region(struct resource *parent, resource_size_t start,
-                        resource_size_t n)
-{
-        struct resource * res;
-
-        res = __request_region(parent, start, n, "check-region", 0);
-        if (!res)
-                return -EBUSY;
-
-        release_resource(res);
-        free_resource(res);
-        return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__check_region);
-
-/**
  * __release_region - release a previously reserved resource region
  * @parent: parent resource descriptor
  * @start: resource start address