diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 13816b4d..36c38f4 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
 	if (!bo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, BD_MUTEX_PARTITION);
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	res = bd_claim(bdev, holder);
 	if (res == 0) {
 		found = find_bd_holder(bdev, bo);
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@
 	if (!kobj)
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, BD_MUTEX_PARTITION);
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	bd_release(bdev);
 	if ((bo = del_bd_holder(bdev, kobj)))
 		free_bd_holder(bo);
@@ -854,22 +854,6 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_by_devnum);
 
-static int
-blkdev_get_partition(struct block_device *bdev, mode_t mode, unsigned flags);
-
-struct block_device *open_partition_by_devnum(dev_t dev, unsigned mode)
-{
-	struct block_device *bdev = bdget(dev);
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
-	int flags = mode & FMODE_WRITE ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY;
-	if (bdev)
-		err = blkdev_get_partition(bdev, mode, flags);
-	return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : bdev;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_partition_by_devnum);
-
-
 /*
  * This routine checks whether a removable media has been changed,
  * and invalidates all buffer-cache-entries in that case. This
@@ -916,66 +900,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_set_size);
 
-static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned int subclass)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct inode *bd_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
-	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
-
-	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, subclass);
-	lock_kernel();
-	if (!--bdev->bd_openers) {
-		sync_blockdev(bdev);
-		kill_bdev(bdev);
-	}
-	if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev) {
-		if (disk->fops->release)
-			ret = disk->fops->release(bd_inode, NULL);
-	} else {
-		mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex,
-				  subclass + 1);
-		bdev->bd_contains->bd_part_count--;
-		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex);
-	}
-	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
-		struct module *owner = disk->fops->owner;
-
-		put_disk(disk);
-		module_put(owner);
-
-		if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
-			kobject_put(&bdev->bd_part->kobj);
-			bdev->bd_part = NULL;
-		}
-		bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
-		bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
-		if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
-			__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, subclass + 1);
-		bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
-	}
-	unlock_kernel();
-	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
-	bdput(bdev);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	return __blkdev_put(bdev, BD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put);
-
-int blkdev_put_partition(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	return __blkdev_put(bdev, BD_MUTEX_PARTITION);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put_partition);
-
-static int
-blkdev_get_whole(struct block_device *bdev, mode_t mode, unsigned flags);
-
-static int
-do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file, unsigned int subclass)
+static int do_open(struct block_device *bdev, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct module *owner = NULL;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
@@ -992,8 +917,7 @@
 	}
 	owner = disk->fops->owner;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, subclass);
-
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
 		bdev->bd_disk = disk;
 		bdev->bd_contains = bdev;
@@ -1020,11 +944,11 @@
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			if (!whole)
 				goto out_first;
-			ret = blkdev_get_whole(whole, file->f_mode, file->f_flags);
+			ret = blkdev_get(whole, file->f_mode, file->f_flags);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_first;
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
-			mutex_lock_nested(&whole->bd_mutex, BD_MUTEX_WHOLE);
+			mutex_lock(&whole->bd_mutex);
 			whole->bd_part_count++;
 			p = disk->part[part - 1];
 			bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info =
@@ -1052,8 +976,7 @@
 			if (bdev->bd_invalidated)
 				rescan_partitions(bdev->bd_disk, bdev);
 		} else {
-			mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex,
-					  BD_MUTEX_WHOLE);
+			mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex);
 			bdev->bd_contains->bd_part_count++;
 			mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex);
 		}
@@ -1067,7 +990,7 @@
 	bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
 	bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
 	if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
-		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, BD_MUTEX_WHOLE);
+		blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains);
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
 	put_disk(disk);
 	module_put(owner);
@@ -1094,49 +1017,11 @@
 	fake_file.f_dentry = &fake_dentry;
 	fake_dentry.d_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
 
-	return do_open(bdev, &fake_file, BD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
+	return do_open(bdev, &fake_file);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get);
 
-static int
-blkdev_get_whole(struct block_device *bdev, mode_t mode, unsigned flags)
-{
-	/*
-	 * This crockload is due to bad choice of ->open() type.
-	 * It will go away.
-	 * For now, block device ->open() routine must _not_
-	 * examine anything in 'inode' argument except ->i_rdev.
-	 */
-	struct file fake_file = {};
-	struct dentry fake_dentry = {};
-	fake_file.f_mode = mode;
-	fake_file.f_flags = flags;
-	fake_file.f_dentry = &fake_dentry;
-	fake_dentry.d_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
-
-	return do_open(bdev, &fake_file, BD_MUTEX_WHOLE);
-}
-
-static int
-blkdev_get_partition(struct block_device *bdev, mode_t mode, unsigned flags)
-{
-	/*
-	 * This crockload is due to bad choice of ->open() type.
-	 * It will go away.
-	 * For now, block device ->open() routine must _not_
-	 * examine anything in 'inode' argument except ->i_rdev.
-	 */
-	struct file fake_file = {};
-	struct dentry fake_dentry = {};
-	fake_file.f_mode = mode;
-	fake_file.f_flags = flags;
-	fake_file.f_dentry = &fake_dentry;
-	fake_dentry.d_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
-
-	return do_open(bdev, &fake_file, BD_MUTEX_PARTITION);
-}
-
 static int blkdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
@@ -1154,7 +1039,7 @@
 	if (bdev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	res = do_open(bdev, filp, BD_MUTEX_NORMAL);
+	res = do_open(bdev, filp);
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 
@@ -1168,6 +1053,51 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
+int blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct inode *bd_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
+	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
+
+	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+	lock_kernel();
+	if (!--bdev->bd_openers) {
+		sync_blockdev(bdev);
+		kill_bdev(bdev);
+	}
+	if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev) {
+		if (disk->fops->release)
+			ret = disk->fops->release(bd_inode, NULL);
+	} else {
+		mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex);
+		bdev->bd_contains->bd_part_count--;
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_contains->bd_mutex);
+	}
+	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
+		struct module *owner = disk->fops->owner;
+
+		put_disk(disk);
+		module_put(owner);
+
+		if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
+			kobject_put(&bdev->bd_part->kobj);
+			bdev->bd_part = NULL;
+		}
+		bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
+		bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
+		if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains) {
+			blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains);
+		}
+		bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
+	}
+	unlock_kernel();
+	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+	bdput(bdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put);
+
 static int blkdev_close(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(filp->f_mapping->host);