diff --git a/fs/configfs/item.c b/fs/configfs/item.c
index b762bbeaa0be..76dc4c3e5d51 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/item.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/item.c
@@ -183,27 +183,25 @@ void config_group_init(struct config_group *group)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->cg_children);
 }
 
-
 /**
- *	config_group_find_obj - search for item in group.
+ *	config_group_find_item - search for item in group.
  *	@group:	group we're looking in.
  *	@name:	item's name.
  *
- *	Lock group via @group->cg_subsys, and iterate over @group->cg_list,
- *	looking for a matching config_item. If matching item is found
- *	take a reference and return the item.
+ *	Iterate over @group->cg_list, looking for a matching config_item.
+ *	If matching item is found take a reference and return the item.
+ *	Caller must have locked group via @group->cg_subsys->su_mtx.
  */
-struct config_item *config_group_find_obj(struct config_group *group,
-					  const char * name)
+struct config_item *config_group_find_item(struct config_group *group,
+					   const char *name)
 {
 	struct list_head * entry;
 	struct config_item * ret = NULL;
 
-        /* XXX LOCKING! */
 	list_for_each(entry,&group->cg_children) {
 		struct config_item * item = to_item(entry);
 		if (config_item_name(item) &&
-                    !strcmp(config_item_name(item), name)) {
+		    !strcmp(config_item_name(item), name)) {
 			ret = config_item_get(item);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -215,4 +213,4 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_item_init);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_group_init);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_item_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_item_put);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_group_find_obj);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_group_find_item);
diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index e47eb42406fa..4348cb42cf17 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static struct space *get_space(char *name)
 		return NULL;
 
 	down(&space_list->cg_subsys->su_sem);
-	i = config_group_find_obj(space_list, name);
+	i = config_group_find_item(space_list, name);
 	up(&space_list->cg_subsys->su_sem);
 
 	return to_space(i);
diff --git a/include/linux/configfs.h b/include/linux/configfs.h
index def7c83d43a2..bbb1b6cafa8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/configfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/configfs.h
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ struct config_item_type {
 	struct configfs_attribute		**ct_attrs;
 };
 
-
 /**
  *	group - a group of config_items of a specific type, belonging
  *	to a specific subsystem.
  */
-
 struct config_group {
 	struct config_item		cg_item;
 	struct list_head		cg_children;
@@ -99,13 +97,11 @@ struct config_group {
 	struct config_group		**default_groups;
 };
 
-
 extern void config_group_init(struct config_group *group);
 extern void config_group_init_type_name(struct config_group *group,
 					const char *name,
 					struct config_item_type *type);
 
-
 static inline struct config_group *to_config_group(struct config_item *item)
 {
 	return item ? container_of(item,struct config_group,cg_item) : NULL;
@@ -121,7 +117,8 @@ static inline void config_group_put(struct config_group *group)
 	config_item_put(&group->cg_item);
 }
 
-extern struct config_item *config_group_find_obj(struct config_group *, const char *);
+extern struct config_item *config_group_find_item(struct config_group *,
+						  const char *);
 
 
 struct configfs_attribute {