Re: [PATCH -tip] remove the BKL: Replace BKL in mount/umountsyscalls with a mutex

[Ingo Molnar]

* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> * Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Replace ths BKL in sys_mount()/sys_umount() syscalls with a regular mutex.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  fs/namespace.c |   16 +++++++++-------
> >  fs/super.c     |    9 ++++-----
> >  2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> Ok, this patch needs to be flamed^W commented on by Al.
> 
> Al: this patch is very likely broken as i cannot imagine you 
> leaving the BKL there just so. So lets accept that (and your NAK) 
> as a given and not get upset about it too much.
> 
> We are willing to fix any side effects and preconditions before 
> this can be done [...]

this == remove the BKL. Not introduce a needless mutex like this 
patch does.

	Ingo
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