linux-kernel - Re: fctnl(F_SETSIG) no longer works in 2.6.17, does in 2.6.16.

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:23:52 -0700
From:	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	"William A (Andy) Adamson" <andros@...i.umich.edu>
Cc:	Orion Poplawski <orion@...a.nwra.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: fctnl(F_SETSIG) no longer works in 2.6.17, does in 2.6.16.

On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 02:21 -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:

> static void lease_release_private_callback(struct file_lock *fl)
> {
>         if (!fl->fl_file)
>                 return;
> 
>         f_delown(fl->fl_file);
> =>      fl->fl_file->f_owner.signum = 0;
> }

Why should the lease cleanup code be resetting f_owner.signum? That
looks wrong.

Stephen, I think this line of code predates the CITI changes. Do you
know who added it and why?

Cheers,
  Trond

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