struct tty_driver *driver = line->driver->driver;
        int err = -EINVAL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&line->count_lock);
-
        if (line->port.count) {
                *error_out = "Device is already open";
                goto out;
                }
        }
 out:
-       mutex_unlock(&line->count_lock);
        return err;
 }
 
 
        line = &lines[dev];
 
-       mutex_lock(&line->count_lock);
        if (!line->valid)
                CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, n, "none", 1);
        else {
                        tty_kref_put(tty);
                }
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&line->count_lock);
 
        return n;
 }
                tty_port_init(&lines[i].port);
                lines[i].port.ops = &line_port_ops;
                spin_lock_init(&lines[i].lock);
-               mutex_init(&lines[i].count_lock);
                lines[i].driver = line_driver;
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lines[i].chan_list);
        }