linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/18] fs: Protect inode->i_state with th einode->i

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Message-ID: <20101008081843.GB17577@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 04:18:43 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/18] fs: Protect inode->i_state with th einode->i_lock

> 
> Ah, done thinking now! I was so the i_state field had been set
> before the inode was added to various lists and potentially
> accessable to other threads. I should probably add a comment to that
> effect, right?

Yes, please.

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