linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked

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Message-ID: <87abn4eiyl.fsf@barad-dur.regala.cx>
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:26:42 +0100
From:	Mathieu SEGAUD <mathieu.segaud@...ala.cx>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, sct@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl

Vous m'avez dit récemment :

> On Thursday 17 January 2008, Mathieu SEGAUD wrote:
>> yep, they do. I noticed this nested calls. I guess I will add
>> _extX_compat_ioctl() running with no BKL's which would be used by both
>> extX_ioctl() and extX_compat_ioctl().
>> Any comments on such a strategy ? thanks a lot for the reminder :)
>> 
>
> Why not just kill the lock_kernel() in extX_compat_ioctl() ?

sure, I just posted I wasn't that awake enough to see this one :)
by the way thanks for the heads up.
I repost the whole thing corrected.

-- 
Mathieu
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