No need to grab disconnect mutex in chars_in_buffer now that no sub-driver is or should be querying hardware buffers anymore. (They should use wait_until_sent.) Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c | 11 ++--------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c index 60caf9c..4753c00 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c @@ -359,20 +359,13 @@ static int serial_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty) { struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data; struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial; - int count = 0; dev_dbg(tty->dev, "%s\n", __func__); - mutex_lock(&serial->disc_mutex); - /* if the device was unplugged then any remaining characters - fell out of the connector ;) */ if (serial->disconnected) - count = 0; - else - count = serial->type->chars_in_buffer(tty); - mutex_unlock(&serial->disc_mutex); + return 0; - return count; + return serial->type->chars_in_buffer(tty); } static void serial_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout) -- 1.8.2.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html