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Date:	Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:17:22 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>,
	Stuart Swales <stuart.swales.croftnuisk@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/20] adfs: remove the big kernel lock

According to Russell King, adfs was written to not require the big
kernel lock, and all inode updates are done under adfs_dir_lock.

All other metadata in adfs is read-only and does not require locking.
The use of the BKL is the result of various pushdowns from the VFS
operations.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>
Cc: Stuart Swales <stuart.swales.croftnuisk@...il.com>
---
 fs/adfs/Kconfig |    1 -
 fs/adfs/dir.c   |    6 ------
 fs/adfs/inode.c |    6 ------
 fs/adfs/super.c |   13 +------------
 4 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/adfs/Kconfig b/fs/adfs/Kconfig
index 1dd5f34..e55182a 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/adfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config ADFS_FS
 	tristate "ADFS file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on BLOCK && EXPERIMENTAL
-	depends on BKL # need to fix
 	help
 	  The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the
 	  RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC
diff --git a/fs/adfs/dir.c b/fs/adfs/dir.c
index 3b4a764..3d83075 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/dir.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  *
  *  Common directory handling for ADFS
  */
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include "adfs.h"
 
 /*
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ adfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	struct adfs_dir dir;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lock_kernel();	
-
 	if (filp->f_pos >> 32)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ free_out:
 	ops->free(&dir);
 
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +272,6 @@ adfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct object_info obj;
 	int error;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = adfs_dir_lookup_byname(dir, &dentry->d_name, &obj);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		error = -EACCES;
@@ -288,7 +283,6 @@ adfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		if (inode)
 			error = 0;
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
diff --git a/fs/adfs/inode.c b/fs/adfs/inode.c
index 65794b8..09fe401 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/inode.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include "adfs.h"
@@ -316,8 +315,6 @@ adfs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
 	int error;
 	
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 
 	/*
@@ -359,7 +356,6 @@ adfs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (ia_valid & (ATTR_SIZE | ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_MODE))
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -374,7 +370,6 @@ int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	struct object_info obj;
 	int ret;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	obj.file_id	= inode->i_ino;
 	obj.name_len	= 0;
 	obj.parent_id	= ADFS_I(inode)->parent_id;
@@ -384,6 +379,5 @@ int adfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	obj.size	= inode->i_size;
 
 	ret = adfs_dir_update(sb, &obj, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/adfs/super.c b/fs/adfs/super.c
index 2d79540..06d7388 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/super.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/statfs.h>
 #include "adfs.h"
 #include "dir_f.h"
@@ -120,15 +119,11 @@ static void adfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	int i;
 	struct adfs_sb_info *asb = ADFS_SB(sb);
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	for (i = 0; i < asb->s_map_size; i++)
 		brelse(asb->s_map[i].dm_bh);
 	kfree(asb->s_map);
 	kfree(asb);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static int adfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *mnt)
@@ -359,15 +354,11 @@ static int adfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	struct adfs_sb_info *asb;
 	struct inode *root;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_NODIRATIME;
 
 	asb = kzalloc(sizeof(*asb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!asb) {
-		unlock_kernel();
+	if (!asb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	sb->s_fs_info = asb;
 
 	/* set default options */
@@ -485,7 +476,6 @@ static int adfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		adfs_error(sb, "get root inode failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 
 error_free_bh:
@@ -493,7 +483,6 @@ error_free_bh:
 error:
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(asb);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.1

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