linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/5] fsnotify: initialize the group->num

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Date:	Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:27:14 -0400
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	agruen@...e.de
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] fsnotify: initialize the group->num_marks in a better
	place

Currently the comments say that group->num_marks is held because the group
is on the fsnotify_group list.  This isn't strictly the case, we really
just hold the num_marks for the life of the group (any time group->refcnt
is != 0)  This patch moves the initialization stuff and makes it clear when
it is really being held.

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
---

 fs/notify/group.c |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index 73d2c30..f8c2f0f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ static void fsnotify_add_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&fsnotify_grp_mutex));
 
 	group->on_inode_group_list = 1;
-	/* being on the fsnotify_groups list holds one num_marks */
-	atomic_inc(&group->num_marks);
-
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&group->inode_group_list, &fsnotify_inode_groups);
 }
 
@@ -184,7 +181,14 @@ struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(__u32 mask,
 	if (!group)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	/* set to 0 when there a no external references to this group */
 	atomic_set(&group->refcnt, 1);
+	/*
+	 * hits 0 when there are no external references AND no marks for
+	 * this group
+	 */
+	atomic_set(&group->num_marks, 1);
+
 
 	group->mask = mask;
 

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