linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: ext4_orphan_add() remove unnecessary comments

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:47:34 -0400
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: ext4_orphan_add() remove unnecessary comments

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 04:50:17PM +0200, Lukas Czerner wrote:
> The comment from Al Viro about possible race in the ext4_orphan_add() is
> not justified. There is no race possible as we always have either i_mutex
> locked, or the inode can not be referenced from outside hence the
> J_ASSERS should not be hit from the reason described in comment.
> 
> This commit replaces it with notion that we are holding i_mutex so it
> should not be possible for i_nlink to be changed while waiting for
> s_orphan_lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.

						- Ted
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