linux-kernel - Q. private_destroy_list in fsnotify_mark

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:43 +0900
From:	"J. R. Okajima" <hooanon05@...oo.co.jp>
To:	eparis@...hat.com
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Q. private_destroy_list in fsnotify_mark_destroy()

Hello Eric Paris,

In fsnotify_mark_destroy(), private_destroy_list is replaced by global
destroy_list, and the function calls fsnotify_put_mark() for each
fsnotify mark.
And waits for the global destroy_list becomes empty.
Should it be private_destroy_list? I am afraid the fsnotify_mark_destroy
kthread may cause a deadlock.

J. R. Okajima
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