1 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index c44f002e8f6b..858602494096 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -2610,17 +2610,10 @@ pfm_get_task(pfm_context_t *ctx, pid_t pid, struct task_struct **task)
 	if (pid < 2) return -EPERM;
 
 	if (pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-
-		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-
-		p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-
 		/* make sure task cannot go away while we operate on it */
-		if (p) get_task_struct(p);
-
-		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
-
-		if (p == NULL) return -ESRCH;
+		p = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
+		if (!p)
+			return -ESRCH;
 	}
 
 	ret = pfm_task_incompatible(ctx, p);