[PATCH 4/8] lockd: update nlm_lookup_file reexport comment

J. Bruce Fields
2021-08-16T14:00:40Z

Update comment to reflect that we *do* allow reexport, whether it's a
good idea or not....

Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com>
---
fs/lockd/svcsubs.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
index 2558598610a9..f43d89e89c45 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ nlm_lookup_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_file **result,
INIT_HLIST_NODE(&file->f_list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file->f_blocks);

- /* Open the file. Note that this must not sleep for too long, else
- * we would lock up lockd:-) So no NFS re-exports, folks.
+ /*
+ * Open the file. Note that if we're reexporting, for example,
+ * this could block the lockd thread for a while.
*
* We have to make sure we have the right credential to open
* the file.
--
2.31.1