linux-kernel - [PATCH] vfs: Remove the unnecessary protect.

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Date:	Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:06:39 +0800
From:	majianpeng <majianpeng@...il.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] vfs: Remove the unnecessary protect.

After allocating a inode,it don't chain in superblock.At this time,it
won't be used by others.So it make no sense to protect there.

Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma <majianpeng@...il.com>
---
fs/inode.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index f5f7c06..1d7b0dd 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -906,9 +906,7 @@ struct inode *new_inode_pseudo(struct super_block *sb)
struct inode *inode = alloc_inode(sb);

if (inode) {
- spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
inode->i_state = 0;
- spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_sb_list);
}
return inode;
-- 
1.8.2.rc2.4.g7799588

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