From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Mathieu SEGAUD <mathieu.segaud@regala.cx>
Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, sct@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:18:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200801171318.57491.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87myr4ek82.fsf@barad-dur.regala.cx>
On Thursday 17 January 2008, Mathieu SEGAUD wrote:
> yep, they do. I noticed this nested calls. I guess I will add
> _extX_compat_ioctl() running with no BKL's which would be used by both
> extX_ioctl() and extX_compat_ioctl().
> Any comments on such a strategy ? thanks a lot for the reminder :)
>
Why not just kill the lock_kernel() in extX_compat_ioctl()?
Arnd <><
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-17 12:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-17 10:30 [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl Mathieu Segaud
2008-01-17 10:30 ` [PATCH] Convert ext3_ioctl() to an unlocked_ioctl Mathieu Segaud
2008-01-17 10:30 ` [PATCH] Convert ext4_ioctl " Mathieu Segaud
2008-01-17 11:54 ` [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl Arnd Bergmann
2008-01-17 11:59 ` Mathieu SEGAUD
2008-01-17 12:12 ` Mathieu SEGAUD
2008-01-17 12:18 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2008-01-17 12:26 ` Mathieu SEGAUD
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2008-01-17 12:37 Mathieu Segaud
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