linux-kernel - [PATCH] [0/11] Repost of old VFS BKL patchkit

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2008 14:31:09 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	corbet@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] [0/11] Repost of old VFS BKL patchkit


Since BKL removal seems to be en-vogue again here's the repost
of the unapplied parts of my older VFS BKL patchkit.

Main difference is port to 2.6.26-rc2  and more fasync conversins.

- Converts remote_llseek to be BKL less. This will either eliminate
or push it down in a couple of network file systems (SMBFS, CIFS, OCFS2, 
NCPFS, NFS)
- Converts file flags handling to i_mutex
[BTW while looking over the tree I think there are a few
races in this regard in there anyways. Not all people who modify
that take BKL. Auditing all of them is a separate project.
No difference before/after my patch]
- Adds unlocked_fasync
- Converts lots of fasync users to unlocked_fasync

-Andi
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