2 files changed, 16 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index 8e59abc237d7..930cd8af3503 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -844,18 +844,6 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 		smp_ops->cpu_die(cpu);
 }
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock()
-{
-	mutex_lock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-}
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock()
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-}
-
 void cpu_die(void)
 {
 	if (ppc_md.cpu_die)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
index 7cfdaae1721a..a8fe5aa3d34f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
@@ -404,46 +404,38 @@ static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_probe(const char *buf, size_t count)
 	unsigned long drc_index;
 	int rc;
 
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
 	rc = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &drc_index);
-	if (rc) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (rc)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	parent = of_find_node_by_path("/cpus");
-	if (!parent) {
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!parent)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	dn = dlpar_configure_connector(drc_index, parent);
-	if (!dn) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!dn)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	of_node_put(parent);
 
 	rc = dlpar_acquire_drc(drc_index);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_free_cc_nodes(dn);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_attach_node(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_release_drc(drc_index);
 		dlpar_free_cc_nodes(dn);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_online_cpu(dn);
-out:
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
-	return rc ? rc : count;
+	return count;
 }
 
 static int dlpar_offline_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
@@ -516,30 +508,27 @@ static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_release(const char *buf, size_t count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
 	rc = dlpar_offline_cpu(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		of_node_put(dn);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_release_drc(*drc_index);
 	if (rc) {
 		of_node_put(dn);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_detach_node(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_acquire_drc(*drc_index);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	of_node_put(dn);
-out:
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
-	return rc ? rc : count;
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static int __init pseries_dlpar_init(void)