linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/20] sysfs: Fix locking and factor out sysfs_sd

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Message-ID: <4A1505D3.7090306@kernel.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 May 2009 16:42:11 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/20] sysfs: Fix locking and factor out sysfs_sd_setattr

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> Cleanly separate the work that is specific to setting the
> attributes of a sysfs_dirent from what is needed to update
> the attributes of a vfs inode.
> 
> Additionally grab the sysfs_mutex to keep any nasties from
> surprising us when updating the sysfs_dirent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

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tejun
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