linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] audit: Quit audit_free

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Message-ID: <20260121031105.GB3183987@ZenIV>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:11:05 +0000
From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, audit@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com>,
	Ricardo Robaina <rrobaina@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] audit: Quit audit_free_names() early if name list
 empty

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 09:35:08PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> Optimize audit_free_names() by quitting early if the name list is empty.
> This eliminates the need to acquire and release the fs_struct spinlock
> in path_put().

Why would path_put() go anywhere need fs_struct spinlock???