linux-kernel - Re: possible recursive locking detected - while running fs operations in loops

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Date:	Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:46:25 -0600
From:	Hans Reiser <reiser@...esys.com>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>, reiserfs-dev@...esys.com,
	reiserfs-list@...esys.com, akpm@...l.org,
	Alexander Zarochentcev <zam@...esys.com>
Subject: Re: possible recursive locking detected - while running fs operations
 in loops - 2.6.18-rc2-git5

Jesper Juhl wrote:

> On 30/07/06, Hans Reiser <reiser@...esys.com> wrote:
>
>> Jesper Juhl wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks. That's a nice little test suite.
>> >
>> Yes, it is quite useful, our developers have added it to the regression
>> suite....
>>
> That's nice.
>
> Now how about that lock validator message I managed to tease out?
>
> Akpm said "... the reiserfs locking appears to be unneeded - this inode
> is going down and nobody else can look it up, so what is to be locked
> against?" - can you comment on that?
>
>
Err, how about Zam handles all locking issues and this is Sunday with
the family?  I know, lame, but he'll answer you on Monday Russian
time.....;-)
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