From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:26:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:26:21 -0500 Received: from smtpzilla2.xs4all.nl ([194.109.127.138]:6418 "EHLO smtpzilla2.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:24:59 -0500 Message-ID: <3E220770.734F8553@linux-m68k.org> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 01:25:20 +0100 From: Roman Zippel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.20 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rusty Russell CC: viro@math.psu.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clean up refcounting on filesystems References: <20030111110623.08E2B2C0BC@lists.samba.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Rusty Russell wrote: > This gets rid of the hacky module count reentry, by holding a > reference count per mount, rather than per superblock. The additional > field to struct vfsmount is slightly gratuitous, but nice and > explicit. Minor collateral cleanups. I hoped Al would answer, but so I have to ask again. What are you trying to fix with this? AFAICT module init races are still there, how do you want to fix them and how will this patch help? Rusty, could I please, please, please (with sugar on top) get an answer to any of my questions from you? bye, Roman