Get rid of release_stor_device() by inlining the code. Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/hv/storvsc.c | 23 +++++++---------------- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc.c index d1b6c4e..f52e610 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc.c +++ b/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc.c @@ -70,21 +70,6 @@ static inline struct storvsc_device *get_in_stor_device( return stor_device; } -/* Drop ref count to 1 to effectively disable get_out_stor_device() */ -static inline struct storvsc_device *release_stor_device( - struct hv_device *device) -{ - struct storvsc_device *stor_device; - - stor_device = (struct storvsc_device *)device->ext; - - /* Busy wait until the ref drop to 2, then set it to 1 */ - while (atomic_cmpxchg(&stor_device->ref_count, 2, 1) != 2) - udelay(100); - - return stor_device; -} - /* Drop ref count to 0. No one can use stor_device object. */ static inline struct storvsc_device *final_release_stor_device( struct hv_device *device) @@ -406,7 +391,13 @@ int storvsc_dev_remove(struct hv_device *device) { struct storvsc_device *stor_device; - stor_device = release_stor_device(device); + /* + * Since we currently hold a reference on the stor + * device, it is safe to dereference the ext + * pointer. + */ + stor_device = (struct storvsc_device *)device->ext; + atomic_dec(&stor_device->ref_count); stor_device->destroy = true; /* -- 1.7.4.1 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel