linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [1/11] Remove BKL from remote

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2008 17:13:05 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	Trond.Myklebust@...app.com, swhiteho@...hat.com, sfrench@...ba.org,
	vandrove@...cvut.cz, corbet@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/11] Remove BKL from remote_llseek


> Your new remote_llseek_unlocked is the same as generic_file_llseek
> except for the fact that it doesn't take i_mutex.  So I'd rather
> call it generic_file_llseek_nolock and make generic_file_llseek call
> it.  

Done. There's also default_llseek btw which is nearly similar, 
but i didn't touch that one.

> While you're at it you could also add some kerneldoc documents
> describing them.

Off topic for the series, left that to someone else.

-Andi


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