1 files changed, 0 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index de70cb7789f..745e2fa549b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -2051,19 +2051,6 @@ static void idetape_create_space_cmd(struct ide_atapi_pc *pc, int count, u8 cmd)
 	pc->idetape_callback = &idetape_pc_callback;
 }
 
-static void idetape_wait_first_stage(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (tape->first_stage == NULL)
-		return;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tape->lock, flags);
-	if (tape->active_stage == tape->first_stage)
-		idetape_wait_for_request(drive, tape->active_data_rq);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tape->lock, flags);
-}
-
 /* Queue up a character device originated write request. */
 static int idetape_add_chrdev_write_request(ide_drive_t *drive, int blocks)
 {
@@ -2363,19 +2350,11 @@ static int idetape_blkdev_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned int cmd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * The function below is now a bit more complicated than just passing the
- * command to the tape since we may have crossed some filemarks during our
- * pipelined read-ahead mode. As a minor side effect, the pipeline enables us to
- * support MTFSFM when the filemark is in our internal pipeline even if the tape
- * doesn't support spacing over filemarks in the reverse direction.
- */
 static int idetape_space_over_filemarks(ide_drive_t *drive, short mt_op,
 					int mt_count)
 {
 	idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
 	struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int retval, count = 0;
 	int sprev = !!(tape->caps[4] & 0x20);
 
@@ -2388,41 +2367,9 @@ static int idetape_space_over_filemarks(ide_drive_t *drive, short mt_op,
 	}
 
 	if (tape->chrdev_dir == IDETAPE_DIR_READ) {
-		/* its a read-ahead buffer, scan it for crossed filemarks. */
 		tape->merge_stage_size = 0;
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_FILEMARK, &tape->flags))
 			++count;
-		while (tape->first_stage != NULL) {
-			if (count == mt_count) {
-				if (mt_op == MTFSFM)
-					set_bit(IDETAPE_FLAG_FILEMARK,
-						&tape->flags);
-				return 0;
-			}
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&tape->lock, flags);
-			if (tape->first_stage == tape->active_stage) {
-				/*
-				 * We have reached the active stage in the read
-				 * pipeline. There is no point in allowing the
-				 * drive to continue reading any farther, so we
-				 * stop the pipeline.
-				 *
-				 * This section should be moved to a separate
-				 * subroutine because similar operations are
-				 * done in __idetape_discard_read_pipeline(),
-				 * for example.
-				 */
-				tape->next_stage = NULL;
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tape->lock, flags);
-				idetape_wait_first_stage(drive);
-				tape->next_stage = tape->first_stage->next;
-			} else
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tape->lock, flags);
-			if (tape->first_stage->rq.errors ==
-					IDETAPE_ERROR_FILEMARK)
-				++count;
-			idetape_remove_stage_head(drive);
-		}
 		idetape_discard_read_pipeline(drive, 0);
 	}