Re: Oops in 2.2.15 with NWFS using the Linux Buffer Cache SMP

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2000 - 15:53:03 EST

> This is what I thought. Noticed that 2.3 fixes much of this. I will
> put the kernel lock over the buffer cache when using it in this mode on

2.3.x the dcache needs the big kernel lock but not the rest. Fortunately
dcache ops are small and fast

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