1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 5f9fb645b725..1a21b6fdb674 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart tick_sched_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
         struct tick_sched *ts =
                 container_of(timer, struct tick_sched, sched_timer);
-        struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base = timer->base->cpu_base;
         struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
         ktime_t now = ktime_get();
         int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -552,15 +551,8 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart tick_sched_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
                         touch_softlockup_watchdog();
                         ts->idle_jiffies++;
                 }
-                /*
-                 * update_process_times() might take tasklist_lock, hence
-                 * drop the base lock. sched-tick hrtimers are per-CPU and
-                 * never accessible by userspace APIs, so this is safe to do.
-                 */
-                spin_unlock(&base->lock);
                 update_process_times(user_mode(regs));
                 profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
-                spin_lock(&base->lock);
         }
 
         /* Do not restart, when we are in the idle loop */