linux-kernel - [PATCH] [7/18] BKL-removal: Remove incorrect comments refering to BKL from ext4

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Message-Id: <20080127021713.9216B14D2E@wotan.suse.de>
Date:	Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:17:13 +0100 (CET)
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	sct@...hat.com, adilger@...sterfs.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org
Subject: [PATCH] [7/18] BKL-removal: Remove incorrect comments refering to BKL from ext4


BKL is not hold in any of those

Cc: sct@...hat.com
Cc: adilger@...sterfs.com

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

---
 fs/ext4/dir.c   |    2 +-
 fs/ext4/inode.c |    1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux/fs/ext4/dir.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ linux/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext4_dir_op
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	.compat_ioctl	= ext4_compat_ioctl,
 #endif
-	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,	/* BKL held */
+	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,
 	.release	= ext4_release_dir,
 };
 
Index: linux/fs/ext4/inode.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ linux/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ err_out:
  *
  * `handle' can be NULL if create == 0.
  *
- * The BKL may not be held on entry here.  Be sure to take it early.
  * return > 0, # of blocks mapped or allocated.
  * return = 0, if plain lookup failed.
  * return < 0, error case.
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