diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d71810e6dd39..d67534907e47 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3c492d2033f4c67e967e85ff46b8ebac0c5c4036
+refs/heads/master: 3b47f9d5ec646bc50148c664ce5895ff9837699f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/trunk/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index d1a142fa3eb4..899aa795bf38 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -312,11 +312,9 @@ static int vmlogrdr_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	/* Besure this device hasn't already been opened */
-	lock_kernel();
 	spin_lock_bh(&logptr->priv_lock);
 	if (logptr->dev_in_use)	{
 		spin_unlock_bh(&logptr->priv_lock);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	logptr->dev_in_use = 1;
@@ -360,9 +358,8 @@ static int vmlogrdr_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		   || (logptr->iucv_path_severed));
 	if (logptr->iucv_path_severed)
 		goto out_record;
- 	ret = nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return ret;
+	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
+	return 0;
 
 out_record:
 	if (logptr->autorecording)
@@ -372,7 +369,6 @@ static int vmlogrdr_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	logptr->path = NULL;
 out_dev:
 	logptr->dev_in_use = 0;
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return -EIO;
 }