1 files changed, 11 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index 21195c481637..8c6eb04d31e2 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
 
 #define MAX_PROBE_HASH 255	/* random */
 
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
 
 static struct char_device_struct {
 	struct char_device_struct *next;
@@ -88,13 +89,13 @@ out:
 
 void *acquire_chrdev_list(void)
 {
-	down(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	return get_next_chrdev(NULL);
 }
 
 void release_chrdev_list(void *dev)
 {
-	up(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
@@ -145,13 +146,11 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	cd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (cd == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	memset(cd, 0, sizeof(struct char_device_struct));
-
-	down(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
 
 	/* temporary */
 	if (major == 0) {
@@ -186,10 +185,10 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
 	}
 	cd->next = *cp;
 	*cp = cd;
-	up(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	return cd;
 out:
-	up(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	kfree(cd);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
 	struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
 	int i = major_to_index(major);
 
-	down(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
 		if ((*cp)->major == major &&
 		    (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
 		cd = *cp;
 		*cp = cd->next;
 	}
-	up(&chrdevs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
 	return cd;
 }
 
@@ -465,9 +464,8 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
 
 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
 {
-	struct cdev *p = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (p) {
-		memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct cdev));
 		p->kobj.ktype = &ktype_cdev_dynamic;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
 		kobject_init(&p->kobj);