linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, RFC] Remove fasync() BKL usage, take 3325

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Message-ID: <20090127205739.1384343f@bike.lwn.net>
Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:57:39 -0700
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, hch@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] Remove fasync() BKL usage, take 3325

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:14:39 +0100
Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> I'll try to make the patch tomorrow, but the problem is that I am not
> sure this is not too ugly.

FWIW, I'm partway through a new attempt using bitops for f_flags, moving
FASYNC flag handling into fasync_helper(), and doing away with
additional locks altogether.  I have to get past the publication
deadline before I can finish it, though.

jon
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