linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/14] fsnotify: dont use a free_list to remove marks in clear_marks_by_group

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Message-ID: <20110119165105.GB20335@lsanfilippo.unix.rd.tt.avira.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:51:05 +0100
From:	Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
To:	eparis@...hat.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 11/14] fsnotify: dont use a free_list to remove marks in
	clear_marks_by_group_flags()


Dont use a to use a temporary "free_list" in clear_mark_by_group_flags() any more,
since it is now possible to remove a mark while a spinlock is held.  

Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
---
 fs/notify/mark.c |   14 +++-----------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index 87d78b9..2827867 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -204,24 +204,16 @@ void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group_flags(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 					 unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark *lmark, *mark;
-	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
 
 	spin_lock(&group->mark_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mark, lmark, &group->marks_list, g_list) {
-		if (mark->flags & flags) {
-			list_add(&mark->free_g_list, &free_list);
-			list_del_init(&mark->g_list);
-			fsnotify_get_mark(mark);
-		}
+		if (mark->flags & flags)
+			fsnotify_remove_mark_locked(mark);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(mark, lmark, &free_list, free_g_list) {
-		fsnotify_destroy_mark(mark);
-		fsnotify_put_mark(mark);
-	}
 }
 
+
 /*
  * Given a group, destroy all of the marks associated with that group.
  */
-- 
1.5.6.5

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