linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] sg: O_EXCL and other lock handling

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Message-ID: <5275EE14.2000701@oracle.com>
Date:	Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:32:52 +0800
From:	Vaughan Cao <vaughan.cao@...cle.com>
To:	dgilbert@...erlog.com, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	SCSI development list <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <james.bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sg: O_EXCL and other lock handling


On 2013年11月03日 02:22, Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> On 13-11-01 01:16 AM, vaughan wrote:
>
> I do not follow the last point but that is not important.
>
>
> For reasons that I listed in a private post I think
> that my patch presented in this thread is closer to
> our goals than your patch (2013/6/17/319). Timing is
> important as well since we are approaching the lk 3.13
> merge window. Regressions are what will set us back.
>
Yes, I agree with you. My v2 patch lacks much consideration on 
release/detach cases, which is a very significant issue we should 
address along with o_excl bug.

Thanks,
Vaughan
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