[patch] IA64: only call up() in salinfo_work_to_do() if down_trylock() was successful

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Aesthetic issues aside is it safe to call up() if down_trylock() failed?

arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c: In function `salinfo_work_to_do':
arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c:195: warning: ignoring return value of `down_trylock'

Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Index: linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c	2008-07-29 19:06:33.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c	2008-07-29 19:40:02.000000000 +1000
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ struct salinfo_platform_oemdata_parms {
 static void
 salinfo_work_to_do(struct salinfo_data *data)
 {
-	down_trylock(&data->mutex);
-	up(&data->mutex);
+	if (down_trylock(&data->mutex) == 0)
+		up(&data->mutex);
 }
 
 static void
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