linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [9/18] BKL-removal: Use unlocked

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Message-Id: <1201475110.11997.35.camel@norville.austin.ibm.com>
Date:	Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:05:10 -0600
From:	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [9/18] BKL-removal: Use unlocked_ioctl for jfs

On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 03:17 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Convert jfs_ioctl over to not use the BKL. The only potential race
> I could see was with two ioctls in parallel changing the flags
> and losing the updates. Use the i_mutex to protect against this.
> 
> Cc: shaggy@...tin.ibm.com
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

Added to the jfs git tree.

Thanks,
Shaggy
-- 
David Kleikamp
IBM Linux Technology Center

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