[patch-2.4.0-test5] microcode_release needs no BKL.

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Hi Linus,

Someone seems to have added lock/unlock_kernel to
arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c:microcode_release() without giving it due
consideration. The patch below puts it back to how it was before.

Regards,
Tigran

--- linux/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c Fri Jul 14 20:52:14 2000
+++ work/arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c Fri Jul 28 16:15:20 2000
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@
 
 static int microcode_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
- lock_kernel();
         clear_bit(MICROCODE_IS_OPEN, &microcode_status);
- unlock_kernel();
         return 0;
 }
 

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