linux-ext4 - [PATCH 2/2 take2] jbd2: delete spin_lock(t_handle_lock) inside wirte_lock(j_state

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Date:	Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:17:27 +0900
From:	Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@...fujitsu.com>
To:	tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
	Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, toshi.okajima@...fujitsu.com
Subject: [PATCH 2/2 take2] jbd2: delete spin_lock(t_handle_lock) inside
 wirte_lock(j_state_lock)

Delete all spin_lock(t_handle_lock) statements inside write_lock(j_state_lock) 
because the critical code sections can be protected by write_lock(j_state_lock)
only.

Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Okajima <toshi.okajima@...fujitsu.com>
Reported-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
---
 fs/jbd2/commit.c      |    4 ----
 fs/jbd2/transaction.c |    6 +-----
 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 68d704d..1030d47 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -364,22 +364,18 @@ void jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 	stats.run.rs_running = jbd2_time_diff(commit_transaction->t_start,
 					      stats.run.rs_locked);
 
-	spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 	while (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
 		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
 					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_updates)) {
-			spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 			write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 			schedule();
 			write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-			spin_lock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 		}
 		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&commit_transaction->t_handle_lock);
 
 	J_ASSERT (atomic_read(&commit_transaction->t_outstanding_credits) <=
 			journal->j_max_transaction_buffers);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 76f2eca..c418ed9 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -516,14 +516,10 @@ void jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal_t *journal)
 		if (!transaction)
 			break;
 
-		spin_lock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
-		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates)) {
-			spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
+		if (!atomic_read(&transaction->t_updates))
 			break;
-		}
 		prepare_to_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait,
 				TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		spin_unlock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
 		write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		schedule();
 		finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_updates, &wait);
-- 
1.5.5.6
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