Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/bdev.c | 40 ----------------------------------------
include/linux/blkdev.h | 2 --
2 files changed, 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index 4246a57a7c5a..eb5607af6ec5 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -1007,46 +1007,6 @@ struct file *bdev_file_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_file_open_by_path);
-/**
- * bdev_open_by_path - open a block device by name
- * @path: path to the block device to open
- * @mode: open mode (BLK_OPEN_*)
- * @holder: exclusive holder identifier
- * @hops: holder operations
- *
- * Open the block device described by the device file at @path. If @holder is
- * not %NULL, the block device is opened with exclusive access. Exclusive opens
- * may nest for the same @holder.
- *
- * CONTEXT:
- * Might sleep.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * Handle with a reference to the block_device on success, ERR_PTR(-errno) on
- * failure.
- */
-struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
- void *holder, const struct blk_holder_ops *hops)
-{
- struct bdev_handle *handle;
- dev_t dev;
- int error;
-
- error = lookup_bdev(path, &dev);
- if (error)
- return ERR_PTR(error);
-
- handle = bdev_open_by_dev(dev, mode, holder, hops);
- if (!IS_ERR(handle) && (mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) &&
- bdev_read_only(handle->bdev)) {
- bdev_release(handle);
- return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
- }
-
- return handle;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_open_by_path);
-
void bdev_release(struct bdev_handle *handle)
{
struct block_device *bdev = handle->bdev;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 76706aa47316..5880d5abfebe 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1484,8 +1484,6 @@ struct bdev_handle {
struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
-struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
- void *holder, const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
struct file *bdev_file_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
struct file *bdev_file_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
--
2.43.0
