Re: [PATCH 1/2] BKL: Remove BKL from default_llseek()

[Jan Blunck]

On Wed, Nov 18, Alan Cox wrote:

> > As I said, f_pos is changed without holding BKL in the VFS already. Therefore
> 
> IFF the VFS paths that change it can be invoked in parallel.
> 
> > even if the driver tries to protect f_pos by holding the BKL it is racing
> > against concurrent read()/write() anyway on f_pos.
> 
> It may simply be a matter of internal consistency. Anyway I've now made a
> list of the offenders so we can simply fix/delete them and continue.

Right. Thanks for that btw. I'll work on fixing them and followup with patches
tomorrow.

Thanks,
	Jan

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Jan Blunck <jblunck@xxxxxxx>
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