linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/6] fix i_mutex locking in splice to file

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Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:29:54 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	mfasheh@...e.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 0/6] fix i_mutex locking in splice to file

On Tue, Apr 14 2009, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> Jens, Mark,
> 
> This series deals with the problem of generic_file_splice_write() and
> ocfs2_file_splice_write() holding i_mutex (and ocfs2 lock) on
> destination inode across pipe_wait(), which waits for a user
> controlled event.
> 
> Lightly tested on ext3.  The OCFS2 changes have only been compile
> tested.
> 
> Please review/test.

Thanks Miklos, I've integrated it for testing. Looks good!

-- 
Jens Axboe

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