From: Mathieu SEGAUD Subject: Re: [PATCH] Convert EXT2 to use unlocked_ioctl Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:26:42 +0100 Message-ID: <87abn4eiyl.fsf@barad-dur.regala.cx> References: <1200565824-362-1-git-send-email-mathieu.segaud@regala.cx> <200801171254.04071.arnd@arndb.de> <87myr4ek82.fsf@barad-dur.regala.cx> <200801171318.57491.arnd@arndb.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, sct@redhat.com To: Arnd Bergmann Return-path: Received: from def92-3-81-56-114-101.fbx.proxad.net ([81.56.114.101]:33952 "EHLO barad-dur.regala.cx" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755585AbYAQM0o (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:26:44 -0500 In-Reply-To: <200801171318.57491.arnd@arndb.de> (Arnd Bergmann's message of "Thu\, 17 Jan 2008 13\:18\:56 +0100") Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Vous m'avez dit r=E9cemment : > On Thursday 17 January 2008, Mathieu SEGAUD wrote: >> yep, they do. I noticed this nested calls. I guess I will add >> _extX_compat_ioctl() running with no BKL's which would be used by bo= th >> extX_ioctl() and extX_compat_ioctl(). >> Any comments on such a strategy ? thanks a lot for the reminder :) >>=20 > > Why not just kill the lock_kernel() in extX_compat_ioctl() ? sure, I just posted I wasn't that awake enough to see this one :) by the way thanks for the heads up. I repost the whole thing corrected. --=20 Mathieu