linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] fuse: remove unneeded lock which protecting update of congestion

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Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 11:09:28 +0100
From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>
Cc: bernd.schubert@...tmail.fm, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fuse: remove unneeded lock which protecting update of congestion_threshold

On Sat, 7 Oct 2023 at 09:40, Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com> wrote:
>
> Commit 670d21c6e17f6 ("fuse: remove reliance on bdi congestion") change how
> congestion_threshold is used and lock in
> fuse_conn_congestion_threshold_write is not needed anymore.
> 1. Access to supe_block is removed along with removing of bdi congestion.
> Then down_read(&fc->killsb) which protecting access to super_block is no
> needed.
> 2. Compare num_background and congestion_threshold without holding
> bg_lock. Then there is no need to hold bg_lock to update
> congestion_threshold.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>

Applied, thanks.

Miklos