linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [2/11] Add unlocked

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Message-ID: <4831A09F.8090300@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Mon, 19 May 2008 17:45:35 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, corbet@....net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2/11] Add unlocked_fasync

Alan Cox wrote:
>> The good news is that none of them I looked at actually needed BKL
>> (or perhaps I just missed it)
> 
> Far better to send an initial patch that simply adds all the lock/unlocks
> then remove them later than worry about it immediately - that makes it
> easier to verify changes and to do testing

I fail to see how that makes it easier than with ->fasync_unlocked.

-Andi

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