Re: [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Thursday 17 January 2008, Mathieu SEGAUD wrote:
> yep, they do. I noticed this nested calls. I guess I will add
> _extX_compat_ioctl() running with no BKL's which would be used by both
> extX_ioctl() and extX_compat_ioctl().
> Any comments on such a strategy ? thanks a lot for the reminder :)
> 

Why not just kill the lock_kernel() in extX_compat_ioctl()?

	Arnd <><
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