linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5][BUGFIX] configfs: Fix deadlock of rename() vs rmdir()

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:34:50 -0700
From:	Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@...cle.com>
To:	Louis Rilling <Louis.Rilling@...labs.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5][BUGFIX] configfs: Fix deadlock of rename() vs
	rmdir()

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 04:26:57PM -0700, Joel Becker wrote:
> 	Ok, this is in-tree for the next merge.  Thanks.

	Btw, we still need to solve the lockdep issue.  I'm leaning
towards turning it off for attach/detach_groups(), because any CHILD+N
level won't mesh with the VFS anyway.
	We also need a comment on detach_group() pointing out its
recursive locking.  It's there in the code, but it's not obvious.

Joel

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