linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Do not free io context when taking recursive faults in do

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Message-ID: <20081119091656.GU26308@kernel.dk>
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:16:56 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Do not free io context when taking recursive faults in do_exit

On Wed, Nov 19 2008, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote:
> When taking recursive faults in do_exit, if the io_context is not null, 
> exit_io_context() is being called. But it might decrement the refcount 
> more than once. It is better to leave this task alone.

Agree, it's better to just leave that alone. Applied to for-2.6.29.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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