Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262832AbUKRSU6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:20:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262839AbUKRSBi (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:01:38 -0500 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:8090 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262834AbUKRSBG (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:01:06 -0500 Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:01:00 +0000 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Linus Torvalds Cc: "Vladimir B. Savkin" , Matthew Wilcox , Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.10-rc2 Message-ID: <20041118180100.GR26623@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20041118172606.GA6729@tentacle.sectorb.msk.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1157 Lines: 25 On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 09:59:00AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > Nope. It got fixed differently: by only adding POSIX locks to the list. > See locks_insert_block(). Since a non-posix lock cannot be blocked by a > POSIX lock, the "if (IS_POSIX(blocker))" test should make sure we're > always proper. > > At least that's Willy claims. If you think he's wrong, holler. > > Willy Cc'd, once more. The problem certainly should have been fixed. I'd like to know if it still occurs. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain - 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/