linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/20] BKL: Remove BKL from NILFS2

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Message-Id: <20091118.234027.88666093.ryusuke@osrg.net>
Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:27 +0900 (JST)
From:	Ryusuke Konishi <ryusuke@...g.net>
To:	jblunck@...e.de
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jkacur@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	hch@...radead.org, arnd@...db.de, matthew@....cx,
	konishi.ryusuke@....ntt.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/20] BKL: Remove BKL from NILFS2

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:24:48 +0100, Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de> wrote:
> The BKL is only used in put_super, fill_super and remount_fs that are all
> three protected by the superblocks s_umount rw_semaphore. Therefore it is
> safe to remove the BKL entirely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>

All right, thanks.

Acked-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@....ntt.co.jp>

Ryusuke Konishi
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