Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([198.137.202.9]:45019 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758043AbaGOKAj (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:00:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:00:36 -0700 From: Christoph Hellwig To: "J. Bruce Fields" Cc: Jeff Layton , Christoph Hellwig , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/11] nfsd: deny mode handling overhaul Message-ID: <20140715100036.GA32138@infradead.org> References: <1405015655-12469-1-git-send-email-jlayton@primarydata.com> <20140710201448.GF26561@fieldses.org> <20140711074656.GA17661@infradead.org> <20140711143128.GA7305@fieldses.org> <20140711114227.2902a15e@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <20140713114244.GA30809@infradead.org> <20140713075250.18677c29@tlielax.poochiereds.net> <20140714133810.GC17956@fieldses.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20140714133810.GC17956@fieldses.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 09:38:10AM -0400, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > That should be doable as long as we're ok with adding in superfluous > > spinlocking until the client_mutex is removed. > > It means that an attempt to bisect any race introduced by the series > will land on the one patch that drops the state lock. > > But maybe that's the best we can do. That's pretty much exactly how all the earlier series are structured as well.