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From: Cedric Le Goater <clg-NmTC/0ZBporQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Nathan Lynch <ntl-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: containers-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org,
	Dave Hansen
	<dave-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 2/3] Checkpoint open pipes
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:05:16 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <498C358C.30902@fr.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090205202637.4d4f4a29-4v5LP+xe+1byhTdZtsIeww@public.gmane.org>

Nathan Lynch wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:45:55 +0100
> Cedric Le Goater <clg-NmTC/0ZBporQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
>>>  
>>> +/* cr_write_pipebuf - dump contents of a pipe/fifo (assume i_mutex taken) */
>>> +static int cr_write_pipebuf(struct cr_ctx *ctx, struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct cr_hdr h;
>>> +	void *kbuf, *addr;
>>> +	int i, ret = 0;
>>> +
>>> +	kbuf = (void *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
>> this can sleep and inode->i_mutex is locked.
> 
> Generally, it is okay to perform operations that may sleep while
> holding a mutex (not so with spinlocks, though).  Unless the page
> allocator could try to acquire the same inode->i_mutex, this code
> should be fine, no?

indeed. sorry for the noise.   

C.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-02-06 13:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-27 21:23 [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 0/3] c/r of open pipes Oren Laadan
     [not found] ` <1233091395-24582-1-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2009-01-27 21:23   ` Oren Laadan
2009-01-27 21:23   ` [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 1/3] A new file type (CR_FD_OBJREF) for a file descriptor already setup Oren Laadan
2009-01-27 21:23   ` [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 2/3] Checkpoint open pipes Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1233091395-24582-4-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-05  9:45       ` Cedric Le Goater
     [not found]         ` <498AB553.3090902-NmTC/0ZBporQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-06  2:26           ` Nathan Lynch
     [not found]             ` <20090205202637.4d4f4a29-4v5LP+xe+1byhTdZtsIeww@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-06 13:05               ` Cedric Le Goater [this message]
2009-02-06 17:11               ` Dave Hansen
2009-02-06 17:20                 ` Cedric Le Goater
     [not found]                   ` <498C715B.4050303-NmTC/0ZBporQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-06 17:24                     ` Dave Hansen
2009-02-07 12:54                       ` Cedric Le Goater
     [not found]                         ` <498D8489.6090904-NmTC/0ZBporQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-09 14:39                           ` Cedric Le Goater
2009-01-27 21:23   ` [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 3/3] Restore " Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1233091395-24582-5-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-02 17:43       ` Dan Smith
     [not found]         ` <87k5887n16.fsf-FLMGYpZoEPULwtHQx/6qkW3U47Q5hpJU@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-03  0:02           ` Oren Laadan
     [not found]             ` <498789B1.80601-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2009-02-03 16:23               ` Dan Smith
2009-01-27 21:29   ` [RFC cr-pipe-v13][PATCH 0/3] c/r of " Oren Laadan

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