linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/locks.c: Remove stale FIXME left over from BKL conversion

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Message-Id: <201102271811.07449.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:11:07 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/locks.c: Remove stale FIXME left over from BKL conversion

On Sunday 27 February 2011, Matt Fleming wrote:
> From: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> The comment is no longer true as (now that the BKL conversion is
> finished) a spinlock _is_ now used to protect file_lock_list,
> blocked_list and inode->i_flock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...ux.intel.com>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

in case anyone wants to pick it up.

Otherwise I'll queue it along with my BKL removal patches.

Thanks,

	Arnd

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