linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] autofs4

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Date:	Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:55:17 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	autofs mailing list <autofs@...ux.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] autofs4 - remove ioctl mutex

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net> wrote:
> With the recent changes to remove the BKL a mutex was added to the
> ioctl entry point for calls to the old ioctl interface. This mutex
> needs to be removed because of the need for the expire ioctl to call
> back to the daemon to perform a umount and receive a completion
> status (via another ioctl).
>
> This should be fine as the new ioctl interface uses much of the same
> code and it has been used without a mutex for around a year without
> issue, as was the original intention.

Sign-off?

                   Linus
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