unsigned long i;
        struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
        struct kvm_memory_slot old, new;
-       int memory_config_version;
 
        r = -EINVAL;
        /* General sanity checks */
        if (!npages)
                mem->flags &= ~KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES;
 
-raced:
        mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
-       memory_config_version = kvm->memory_config_version;
        new = old = *memslot;
 
        new.base_gfn = base_gfn;
                      (base_gfn >= s->base_gfn + s->npages)))
                        goto out_unlock;
        }
-       /*
-        * Do memory allocations outside lock.  memory_config_version will
-        * detect any races.
-        */
-       mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 
        /* Deallocate if slot is being removed */
        if (!npages)
                new.phys_mem = vmalloc(npages * sizeof(struct page *));
 
                if (!new.phys_mem)
-                       goto out_free;
+                       goto out_unlock;
 
                memset(new.phys_mem, 0, npages * sizeof(struct page *));
                for (i = 0; i < npages; ++i) {
                        new.phys_mem[i] = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER
                                                     | __GFP_ZERO);
                        if (!new.phys_mem[i])
-                               goto out_free;
+                               goto out_unlock;
                        set_page_private(new.phys_mem[i],0);
                }
        }
 
                new.dirty_bitmap = vmalloc(dirty_bytes);
                if (!new.dirty_bitmap)
-                       goto out_free;
+                       goto out_unlock;
                memset(new.dirty_bitmap, 0, dirty_bytes);
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-
-       if (memory_config_version != kvm->memory_config_version) {
-               mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
-               kvm_free_physmem_slot(&new, &old);
-               goto raced;
-       }
-
-       r = -EAGAIN;
-       if (kvm->busy)
-               goto out_unlock;
-
        if (mem->slot >= kvm->nmemslots)
                kvm->nmemslots = mem->slot + 1;
 
        *memslot = new;
-       ++kvm->memory_config_version;
 
        kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access(kvm, mem->slot);
        kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
 
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
-out_free:
        kvm_free_physmem_slot(&new, &old);
 out:
        return r;
 
        mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
-       /*
-        * Prevent changes to guest memory configuration even while the lock
-        * is not taken.
-        */
-       ++kvm->busy;
-       mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
        r = -EINVAL;
        if (log->slot >= KVM_MEMORY_SLOTS)
                goto out;
 
        /* If nothing is dirty, don't bother messing with page tables. */
        if (any) {
-               mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
                kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access(kvm, log->slot);
                kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(kvm);
                memset(memslot->dirty_bitmap, 0, n);
-               mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
        }
 
        r = 0;
 
 out:
-       mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-       --kvm->busy;
        mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
        return r;
 }