3 files changed, 13 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index d20cc25c5bdf..8cf1cf3d5bec 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ static struct ipc_ids init_shm_ids;
 	((struct shmid_kernel*)ipc_lock(&shm_ids(ns),id))
 #define shm_unlock(shp)			\
 	ipc_unlock(&(shp)->shm_perm)
-#define shm_get(ns, id)			\
-	((struct shmid_kernel*)ipc_get(&shm_ids(ns),id))
 #define shm_buildid(ns, id, seq)	\
 	ipc_buildid(&shm_ids(ns), id, seq)
 
@@ -563,7 +561,19 @@ static void shm_get_stat(struct ipc_namespace *ns, unsigned long *rss,
 		struct shmid_kernel *shp;
 		struct inode *inode;
 
-		shp = shm_get(ns, next_id);
+		/*
+		 * idr_find() is called via shm_get(), so with shm_ids.mutex
+		 * locked. Since ipc_addid() is also called with
+		 * shm_ids.mutex down, there is no need to add read barriers
+		 * here to gurantee the writes in ipc_addid() are seen in
+		 * order here (for Alpha).
+		 * However idr_find() itself does not necessary require
+		 * ipc_ids.mutex down. So if idr_find() is used by other
+		 * places without ipc_ids.mutex down, then it needs read
+		 * read memory barriers as ipc_lock() does.
+		 */
+
+		shp = idr_find(&shm_ids(ns).ipcs_idr, next_id);
 		if (shp == NULL)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 03b88798f71f..e72865f677a7 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -669,25 +669,6 @@ void ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm (struct ipc64_perm *in, struct ipc_perm *out)
 	out->seq	= in->seq;
 }
 
-/*
- * So far only shm_get_stat() calls ipc_get() via shm_get(), so ipc_get()
- * is called with shm_ids.mutex locked.  Since grow_ary() is also called with
- * shm_ids.mutex down(for Shared Memory), there is no need to add read
- * barriers here to gurantee the writes in grow_ary() are seen in order 
- * here (for Alpha).
- *
- * However ipc_get() itself does not necessary require ipc_ids.mutex down. So
- * if in the future ipc_get() is used by other places without ipc_ids.mutex
- * down, then ipc_get() needs read memery barriers as ipc_lock() does.
- */
-struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_get(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *out;
-	int lid = id % SEQ_MULTIPLIER;
-	out = idr_find(&ids->ipcs_idr, lid);
-	return out;
-}
-
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_lock(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id)
 {
 	struct kern_ipc_perm *out;
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 30b2a6d7cbed..1546eda7d99e 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ void* ipc_rcu_alloc(int size);
 void ipc_rcu_getref(void *ptr);
 void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr);
 
-struct kern_ipc_perm* ipc_get(struct ipc_ids* ids, int id);
 struct kern_ipc_perm* ipc_lock(struct ipc_ids* ids, int id);
 void ipc_lock_by_ptr(struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp);
 void ipc_unlock(struct kern_ipc_perm* perm);