linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fixes for vfs-scale and vfs-automount

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Date:	Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:22:05 +0800
From:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Cc:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux NFS Mailing List <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fixes for vfs-scale and vfs-automount

On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 22:25 +0800, Ian Kent wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 15:06 +0800, Ian Kent wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 12:05 +0800, Ian Kent wrote:
> > > I noticed a couple of problems which needed to be fixed before I can
> > > start testing.
> > 
> > Before I return to testing I thought I should let everyone know the
> > results so far, following the addition of the merged patches from this
> > thread.
> 
> Sorry for the large recipient list but I think there's a need.
> I've made very little progress on this but my most recent development
> deserves an update.
> 
> Most recent kernel used is 2.6.38-rc4.

Now at rc5, and still struggling with this but I have made some
progress.

Nick, what stops a dentry from going away during the rcu-walk?

Ian


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