Re: [RFC PATCH] shrink_dcache_parent() deadlock

From: Al Viro
Date: Tue Jan 10 2012 - 13:04:36 EST


On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 05:22:22PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:

> I think prune_dcache_sb() doesn't need this logic (although it
> wouldn't hurt either) because that one is called from the slab
> shrinkers and those are protected from being run multiple times in
> parallel, I hope.

Eh... We already have too much convoluted logics in there, so
let's keep it as non-subtle as possible.
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