linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [0/18] Implement some low hanging BKL removal fruit in fs/*

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Message-Id: <200801281259.15198.nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:59:14 +1100
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [0/18] Implement some low hanging BKL removal fruit in fs/*

On Sunday 27 January 2008 13:17, Andi Kleen wrote:
> [Andrew: I believe this is -mm material for .25]
>
> - Convert some more file systems (generally those who don't use the BKL
> for anything except mount) to use unlocked_bkl.
> - Implement BKL less fasync (see patch for the rationale)
> This is currently a separate entry point, but since the number of fasync
> users in the tree is relatively small I hope the older entry point can
> be removed then in the not too far future
> [help from other people converting more fasync users to unlocked_fasync
> would be appreciated]
> - Implement BKL less remote_llseek
> - While I was at it I also added a few missing compat ioctl handlers
> - Fix a few comments
>
> This fixes a lot of relatively trivial BKL users in fs/*. The main
> remaining non legacy offenders are now locks.c, nfs/nfsd and reiserfs.
> I believe BKL removal for all of those is being worked on by other people.
> Also a lot of "legacy" file systems still use it, but converting those
> does not seem to be very pressing.

BTW. here is a patch I did a while back for minix. I know it isn't
a big deal, but the work is done so I guess I should send it along.

View attachment "minix-no-bkl.patch" of type "text/x-diff" (4210 bytes)