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git-mirror · Jul 8, 2009 · aa9d6d2 · aa9d6d2
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: b5daa70a4a55a807e893fe7f94289c61c50a6e5f
+refs/heads/master: 1d01e83557105e7b3bf1623ad2b814d55e1c2990
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c b/trunk/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ static inline void atmel_lcdfb_free_video_memory(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
 /**
  *	atmel_lcdfb_alloc_video_memory - Allocate framebuffer memory
  *	@sinfo: the frame buffer to allocate memory for
+ * 	
+ * 	This function is called only from the atmel_lcdfb_probe()
+ * 	so no locking by fb_info->mm_lock around smem_len setting is needed.
  */
 static int atmel_lcdfb_alloc_video_memory(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
 {
@@ -270,9 +273,7 @@ static int atmel_lcdfb_alloc_video_memory(struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo)
 
 	smem_len = (var->xres_virtual * var->yres_virtual
 		    * ((var->bits_per_pixel + 7) / 8));
-	mutex_lock(&info->mm_lock);
 	info->fix.smem_len = max(smem_len, sinfo->smem_len);
-	mutex_unlock(&info->mm_lock);
 
 	info->screen_base = dma_alloc_writecombine(info->device, info->fix.smem_len,
 					(dma_addr_t *)&info->fix.smem_start, GFP_KERNEL);