linux-kernel - Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: remove unnecessary f2fs_lock_op in f2fs_new

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Date:   Sat, 26 Mar 2022 16:41:10 +0800
From:   Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
To:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: remove unnecessary f2fs_lock_op in
 f2fs_new_inode

On 2022/3/26 2:18, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> This can be removed, since f2fs_alloc_nid() actually doesn't require to block
> checkpoint and __f2fs_build_free_nids() is covered by nm_i->nat_tree_lock.
> 
> Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>

Looks fine, but still it needs more test to check stability w/ the patch. ;)

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>

Thanks,