Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266914AbUITSXC (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:23:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267176AbUITSXC (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:23:02 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:46309 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266914AbUITSW7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:22:59 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:55:38 -0300 From: Marcelo Tosatti To: Leandro Santi Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.4] fix dcache nr_dentry race Message-ID: <20040920165538.GA5112@logos.cnet> References: <20040919075057.GA2445@lesanti.hq.sinectis.com.ar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040919075057.GA2445@lesanti.hq.sinectis.com.ar> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 706 Lines: 19 This one should have been applied long time ago, as Marc noted. Thanks Leandro, committed to 2.4 BK repo. On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 04:50:57AM -0300, Leandro Santi wrote: > > Hi Marcelo, > > The dentry_stat.nr_dentry counter isn't being properly protected against > concurrent access. We've been observing a drift of about 8000 units per > day on some large MP Maildir++ mailstore nodes. > > The following (trivial) patch is pretty much a backport from 2.6. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/