2 files changed, 9 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index f002bd911dae..437c25ea6403 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int snd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct snd_minor *mptr = NULL;
-	const struct file_operations *old_fops;
+	const struct file_operations *new_fops;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (minor >= ARRAY_SIZE(snd_minors))
@@ -167,24 +167,14 @@ static int snd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 	}
-	old_fops = file->f_op;
-	file->f_op = fops_get(mptr->f_ops);
-	if (file->f_op == NULL) {
-		file->f_op = old_fops;
-		err = -ENODEV;
-	}
+	new_fops = fops_get(mptr->f_ops);
 	mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+	if (!new_fops)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	replace_fops(file, new_fops);
 
-	if (file->f_op->open) {
+	if (file->f_op->open)
 		err = file->f_op->open(inode, file);
-		if (err) {
-			fops_put(file->f_op);
-			file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
-		}
-	}
-	fops_put(old_fops);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/sound_core.c b/sound/sound_core.c
index 45759f4cca75..11e953a1fa45 100644
--- a/sound/sound_core.c
+++ b/sound/sound_core.c
@@ -626,31 +626,20 @@ static int soundcore_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		if (s)
 			new_fops = fops_get(s->unit_fops);
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&sound_loader_lock);
 	if (new_fops) {
 		/*
 		 * We rely upon the fact that we can't be unloaded while the
-		 * subdriver is there, so if ->open() is successful we can
-		 * safely drop the reference counter and if it is not we can
-		 * revert to old ->f_op. Ugly, indeed, but that's the cost of
-		 * switching ->f_op in the first place.
+		 * subdriver is there.
 		 */
 		int err = 0;
-		const struct file_operations *old_fops = file->f_op;
-		file->f_op = new_fops;
-		spin_unlock(&sound_loader_lock);
+		replace_fops(file, new_fops);
 
 		if (file->f_op->open)
 			err = file->f_op->open(inode,file);
 
-		if (err) {
-			fops_put(file->f_op);
-			file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
-		}
-
-		fops_put(old_fops);
 		return err;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sound_loader_lock);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }