linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free (try #3)

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Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:15:43 +0100 (CET)
From:	Tomasz Kłoczko <kloczek@...y.mif.pg.gda.pl>
To:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	nfsv4@...ux-nfs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free
 (try #3)

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Jeff Layton wrote:

> This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd,
> and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread.
> The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the
> svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run
> directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for
> the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function
> pointer.

BTW kernel, NFS and lockd: SuSE kernel IIRC is distributed with patch 
which adds kernel-based status monitor (statd).

Q to NFS people: any plans about merge this in main kernel tree ?

And another question related to NFS: any progress on add clear NFS 
statistics in kernel (nfsstat -z) ?

kloczek
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