Merge tag 'upstream-4.8-rc1' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs

Pull UBI/UBIFS updates from Richard Weinberger:
 "This contains mostly cleanups and minor improvements of UBI and UBIFS"

* tag 'upstream-4.8-rc1' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs:
  ubi: Use bitmaps in Fastmap self-check code
  ubi: Be more paranoid while seaching for the most recent Fastmap
  ubi: Check whether the Fastmap anchor matches the super block
  ubi: Rework Fastmap attach base code
  ubi: Fix whitespace issue in count_fastmap_pebs()
  ubi: Introduce vol_ignored()
  ubi: Fix scan_fast() comment
  ubifs: switch_gc_head: Remove redondant sync of wbuf
  ubi: Make volume resize power cut aware
  ubi: Fix early logging
  ubi: gluebi: Fix double refcounting
  ubifs: Silence early error messages if MS_SILENT is set
  ubi: Fix race condition between ubi device creation and udev
  ubifs: Update comment for ubifs_errc
  ubi: Only read necessary size when reading the VID header
  ubifs: Make xattr structures static
  ubifs: Silence error output if MS_SILENT is set

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
index cb7c075f2144..1cb287ec32ad 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ static int gluebi_get_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	struct gluebi_device *gluebi;
 	int ubi_mode = UBI_READONLY;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE)
 		ubi_mode = UBI_READWRITE;
 
@@ -129,7 +126,6 @@ static int gluebi_get_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 				       ubi_mode);
 	if (IS_ERR(gluebi->desc)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
-		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 		return PTR_ERR(gluebi->desc);
 	}
 	gluebi->refcnt += 1;
@@ -153,7 +149,6 @@ static void gluebi_put_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	gluebi->refcnt -= 1;
 	if (gluebi->refcnt == 0)
 		ubi_close_volume(gluebi->desc);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 }