linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] udf: Add missed protection for s_lvid

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Date:	Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:43:04 +0100
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...ware.it>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] udf: Add missed protection for s_lvid_dirty

On Mon 15-11-10 23:46:41, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Saturday 06 November 2010 18:47:08 Alessio Igor Bogani wrote:
> > As reported in udf_sb.h the udf_sb_infoi's structure member s_lvid_dirty should
> > be protected by s_alloc_mutex. Added that mutex on a couple of places where it
> > miss.
> > 
> > This work was supported by a hardware donation from the CE Linux Forum.
> 
> Any update on this?
> 
> I'd really like to see the BKL disabled by default in 2.6.37, and UDF
> is the final blocker for this now.
  Allesio sent me another version of patches last week and I sent him today
some comments (also told him to CC the list next time). I think the next
iteration should be fine as far as code review is concerned so after some
testing we can merge it...

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, CR
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