chroot_fs_refs() question

From: Tigran Aivazian (tigran@veritas.com)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 07:21:10 EST


Hi Al,

I see in fs/super.c:chroot_fs_refs() that you surrounded the code which is
protected by tasklist_lock spinlock with dget/dput of old_root (and
corresponding mntget/mntput though they are harmless at present) to avoid
dput(old_root) blocking inside set_fs_root().

But doesn't the same applies to dput(old_pwd) which can still block in
each individual set_fs_pwd()? Or, there must be some trick you've done
that I am missing from looking at the source - hence this email..

Regards,
Tigran

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