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author | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
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committer | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
commit | 1875962377574b4edb7b164001e3e341c25290d5 (patch) | |
tree | 374a5299403ec21e2d9a66a6548ce876a388b589 /fs/ubifs/file.c | |
parent | 5cbee140a28c2746449ae31e85738043ae4da927 (diff) | |
parent | c88a79a7789b2909ad1cf69ea2c9142030bbd6f4 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas into next/dt
* 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas:
ARM: mach-shmobile: Add compilation support for dtbs using 'make dtbs'
+ sync to 3.6-rc3
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/ubifs/file.c')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c index 35389ca..7bd6e72 100644 --- a/fs/ubifs/file.c +++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ * * A thing to keep in mind: inode @i_mutex is locked in most VFS operations we * implement. However, this is not true for 'ubifs_writepage()', which may be - * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when pdflush is doing background - * write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. At "normal" - * work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. in the - * "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in 'ubifs_writepage()' - * we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. + * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when flusher thread is doing + * background write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. + * At "normal" work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. + * in the "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in + * 'ubifs_writepage()' we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. * * Similarly, @i_mutex is not always locked in 'ubifs_readpage()', e.g., the * read-ahead path does not lock it ("sys_read -> generic_file_aio_read -> |