+/**
+ * remove_resource - Remove a resource in the resource tree
+ * @old: resource to remove
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -EINVAL if the resource is not valid.
+ *
+ * This function removes a resource previously inserted by insert_resource()
+ * or insert_resource_conflict(), and moves the children (if any) up to
+ * where they were before. insert_resource() and insert_resource_conflict()
+ * insert a new resource, and move any conflicting resources down to the
+ * children of the new resource.
+ *
+ * insert_resource(), insert_resource_conflict() and remove_resource() are
+ * intended for producers of resources, such as FW modules and bus drivers.
+ */
+int remove_resource(struct resource *old)
+{
+ int retval;
+
+ write_lock(&resource_lock);
+ retval = __release_resource(old, false);
+ write_unlock(&resource_lock);
+ return retval;
+}
+