3 files changed, 4 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index ef3e7861c27a..4de8d6252c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1829,13 +1829,6 @@ static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("aty128: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -1846,17 +1839,8 @@ error:
 
 static void aty128_bl_exit(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("aty128: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("aty128: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FB_ATY128_BACKLIGHT */
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 66462286e704..35ba26567598 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2198,13 +2198,6 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("aty: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -2215,17 +2208,8 @@ error:
 
 static void aty_bl_exit(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("aty: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("aty: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_FB_ATY_BACKLIGHT */
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
index f94e4616788d..8c775e6a7e03 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
@@ -192,13 +192,6 @@ void radeonfb_bl_init(struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("radeonfb: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -215,12 +208,6 @@ void radeonfb_bl_exit(struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
 	if (bd) {
 		struct radeon_bl_privdata *pdata;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
 		pdata = class_get_devdata(&bd->class_dev);
 		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
 		kfree(pdata);