Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ericvh...

[linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git] / drivers / acpi / events / evxface.c

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
index 923fd2b46955284a99a2baaa29eeec9c8086e45d..685a103a35873ee920e3d8e1c7783bed2b3ce1fd 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2006, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -768,11 +768,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_acquire_global_lock(u16 timeout, u32 * handle)
                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
        }
 
-       status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-               return (status);
-       }
+       /* Must lock interpreter to prevent race conditions */
 
+       acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
        status = acpi_ev_acquire_global_lock(timeout);
        acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();