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author | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2012-09-05 09:57:19 +0400 |
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committer | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2012-09-05 09:57:19 +0400 |
commit | e6c340171f0daaccc95b90abbeed2b837157ee11 (patch) | |
tree | 843d4035be59bd791321910e52157ce527b3b4b3 /fs/ubifs/file.c | |
parent | a85442ade272121927a56e02f7dfde1127482df2 (diff) | |
parent | 4cbe5a555fa58a79b6ecbb6c531b8bab0650778d (diff) | |
download | linux-e6c340171f0daaccc95b90abbeed2b837157ee11.tar.xz |
Merge tag 'v3.6-rc4' into next
Linux 3.6-rc4
# gpg: Signature made Sat 01 Sep 2012 10:40:33 AM PDT using RSA key ID 00411886
# gpg: Good signature from "Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>"
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/ubifs/file.c')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c index 35389ca2d267..7bd6e72afd11 100644 --- a/fs/ubifs/file.c +++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ * * A thing to keep in mind: inode @i_mutex is locked in most VFS operations we * implement. However, this is not true for 'ubifs_writepage()', which may be - * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when pdflush is doing background - * write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. At "normal" - * work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. in the - * "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in 'ubifs_writepage()' - * we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. + * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when flusher thread is doing + * background write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. + * At "normal" work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. + * in the "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in + * 'ubifs_writepage()' we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. * * Similarly, @i_mutex is not always locked in 'ubifs_readpage()', e.g., the * read-ahead path does not lock it ("sys_read -> generic_file_aio_read -> |