linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] drm/i915: Fix lock order reversal in shmem pwrite path.

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Date:	Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:50:02 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] drm/i915: Fix lock order reversal in shmem pwrite
 path.

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:45:07 -0700
Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net> wrote:

> Like the GTT pwrite path fix, this uses an optimistic path and a
> fallback to get_user_pages.  Note that this means we have to stop
> using vfs_write and roll it ourselves.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>

Ashame that it's so similar but can't share more code...

Reviewed-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>

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