linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] block/rnbd: Remove a useless mutex

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Date:   Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:58:37 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        "Md. Haris Iqbal" <haris.iqbal@...os.com>,
        Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@...os.com>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] block/rnbd: Remove a useless mutex

On Mon, 7 Feb 2022 21:48:19 +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> According to lib/idr.c,
>    The IDA handles its own locking.  It is safe to call any of the IDA
>    functions without synchronisation in your code.
> 
> so the 'ida_lock' mutex can just be removed.
> It is here only to protect some ida_simple_get()/ida_simple_remove() calls.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] block/rnbd: Remove a useless mutex
      commit: a41cdf83a63122e5c5fb8c8550b812b25a332577

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe