linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs:update the NOTE of the file

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:23:10 +0800
From:	Wanlong Gao <wanlong.gao@...il.com>
To:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Wanlong Gao <wanlong.gao@...il.com>,
	Wanlong Gao <gaowanlong@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: [PATCH] fs:update the NOTE of the file_operations structure

Big kernel lock had been removed and setlease now use the lock_flocks()
to hold a special spin lock file_lock_lock by Matthew.

Signed-off-by: Wanlong Gao <gaowanlong@...fujitsu.com>
---
 include/linux/fs.h |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b5b9792..fdeeb3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ struct block_device_operations;
 /*
  * NOTE:
  * all file operations except setlease can be called without
- * the big kernel lock held in all filesystems.
+ * the special spin_lock file_lock_lock held in all filesystems.
  */
 struct file_operations {
 	struct module *owner;
-- 
1.7.4.1

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