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-rw-r--r--drivers/hv/connection.c11
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
index 2e7801a..df2363e 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel *relid2channel(u32 relid)
static void process_chn_event(u32 relid)
{
struct vmbus_channel *channel;
- unsigned long flags;
void *arg;
bool read_state;
u32 bytes_to_read;
@@ -296,13 +295,12 @@ static void process_chn_event(u32 relid)
/*
* A channel once created is persistent even when there
* is no driver handling the device. An unloading driver
- * sets the onchannel_callback to NULL under the
- * protection of the channel inbound_lock. Thus, checking
- * and invoking the driver specific callback takes care of
- * orderly unloading of the driver.
+ * sets the onchannel_callback to NULL on the same CPU
+ * as where this interrupt is handled (in an interrupt context).
+ * Thus, checking and invoking the driver specific callback takes
+ * care of orderly unloading of the driver.
*/
- spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->inbound_lock, flags);
if (channel->onchannel_callback != NULL) {
arg = channel->channel_callback_context;
read_state = channel->batched_reading;
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ static void process_chn_event(u32 relid)
pr_err("no channel callback for relid - %u\n", relid);
}
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->inbound_lock, flags);
}
/*
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