1 files changed, 2 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index af323e2e3100..2ab1266a5f14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_mkdir_info_resdir(struct rdt_resource *r, char *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(kn_subdir))
 		return PTR_ERR(kn_subdir);
 
-	kernfs_get(kn_subdir);
 	ret = rdtgroup_kn_set_ugid(kn_subdir);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1792,7 +1791,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_create_info_dir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn)
 	kn_info = kernfs_create_dir(parent_kn, "info", parent_kn->mode, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(kn_info))
 		return PTR_ERR(kn_info);
-	kernfs_get(kn_info);
 
 	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kn_info, RF_TOP_INFO);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1813,12 +1811,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_create_info_dir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn)
 			goto out_destroy;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * This extra ref will be put in kernfs_remove() and guarantees
-	 * that @rdtgrp->kn is always accessible.
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn_info);
-
 	ret = rdtgroup_kn_set_ugid(kn_info);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
@@ -1847,12 +1839,6 @@ mongroup_create_dir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn, struct rdtgroup *prgrp,
 	if (dest_kn)
 		*dest_kn = kn;
 
-	/*
-	 * This extra ref will be put in kernfs_remove() and guarantees
-	 * that @rdtgrp->kn is always accessible.
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn);
-
 	ret = rdtgroup_kn_set_ugid(kn);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
@@ -2139,13 +2125,11 @@ static int rdt_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
 					  &kn_mongrp);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_info;
-		kernfs_get(kn_mongrp);
 
 		ret = mkdir_mondata_all(rdtgroup_default.kn,
 					&rdtgroup_default, &kn_mondata);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_mongrp;
-		kernfs_get(kn_mondata);
 		rdtgroup_default.mon.mon_data_kn = kn_mondata;
 	}
 
@@ -2499,11 +2483,6 @@ static int mkdir_mondata_subdir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn,
 	if (IS_ERR(kn))
 		return PTR_ERR(kn);
 
-	/*
-	 * This extra ref will be put in kernfs_remove() and guarantees
-	 * that kn is always accessible.
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn);
 	ret = rdtgroup_kn_set_ugid(kn);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
@@ -2838,8 +2817,8 @@ static int mkdir_rdt_prepare(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn,
 	/*
 	 * kernfs_remove() will drop the reference count on "kn" which
 	 * will free it. But we still need it to stick around for the
-	 * rdtgroup_kn_unlock(kn} call below. Take one extra reference
-	 * here, which will be dropped inside rdtgroup_kn_unlock().
+	 * rdtgroup_kn_unlock(kn) call. Take one extra reference here,
+	 * which will be dropped inside rdtgroup_kn_unlock().
 	 */
 	kernfs_get(kn);
 
@@ -3049,11 +3028,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_rmdir_mon(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 	WARN_ON(list_empty(&prdtgrp->mon.crdtgrp_list));
 	list_del(&rdtgrp->mon.crdtgrp_list);
 
-	/*
-	 * one extra hold on this, will drop when we kfree(rdtgrp)
-	 * in rdtgroup_kn_unlock()
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn);
 	kernfs_remove(rdtgrp->kn);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3065,11 +3039,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_ctrl_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 	rdtgrp->flags = RDT_DELETED;
 	list_del(&rdtgrp->rdtgroup_list);
 
-	/*
-	 * one extra hold on this, will drop when we kfree(rdtgrp)
-	 * in rdtgroup_kn_unlock()
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn);
 	kernfs_remove(rdtgrp->kn);
 	return 0;
 }