return 1;
 }
 
-static inline void
-spar_channel_client_release_os(void __iomem *ch, u8 *id)
-{
-       struct channel_header __iomem *hdr = ch;
-
-       if (readb(&hdr->cli_error_os)) {
-               /* we are in an error msg throttling state; come out of it */
-               pr_info("%s Channel OS client error state cleared\n", id);
-               writeb(0, &hdr->cli_error_os);
-       }
-       if (readl(&hdr->cli_state_os) == CHANNELCLI_OWNED)
-               return;
-       if (readl(&hdr->cli_state_os) != CHANNELCLI_BUSY) {
-               pr_info("%s Channel StateTransition INVALID! - release failed because OS client NOT BUSY (state=%s(%d))\n",
-                       id, ULTRA_CHANNELCLI_STRING(
-                                       readl(&hdr->cli_state_os)),
-                       readl(&hdr->cli_state_os));
-               /* return; */
-       }
-       writel(CHANNELCLI_ATTACHED, &hdr->cli_state_os); /* release busy */
-}
-
 /*
 * Routine Description:
 * Tries to insert the prebuilt signal pointed to by pSignal into the nth