1 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 190d4423653f..ffa97d261cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int misc_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 	int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct miscdevice *c;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
-	const struct file_operations *old_fops, *new_fops = NULL;
+	const struct file_operations *new_fops = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&misc_mtx);
 	
@@ -141,17 +141,11 @@ static int misc_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	old_fops = file->f_op;
-	file->f_op = new_fops;
+	replace_fops(file, new_fops);
 	if (file->f_op->open) {
 		file->private_data = c;
-		err=file->f_op->open(inode,file);
-		if (err) {
-			fops_put(file->f_op);
-			file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
-		}
+		err = file->f_op->open(inode,file);
 	}
-	fops_put(old_fops);
 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&misc_mtx);
 	return err;
@@ -193,8 +187,8 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 	if (misc->minor == MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR) {
 		int i = find_first_zero_bit(misc_minors, DYNAMIC_MINORS);
 		if (i >= DYNAMIC_MINORS) {
-			mutex_unlock(&misc_mtx);
-			return -EBUSY;
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		misc->minor = DYNAMIC_MINORS - i - 1;
 		set_bit(i, misc_minors);
@@ -203,8 +197,8 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 
 		list_for_each_entry(c, &misc_list, list) {
 			if (c->minor == misc->minor) {
-				mutex_unlock(&misc_mtx);
-				return -EBUSY;
+				err = -EBUSY;
+				goto out;
 			}
 		}
 	}