Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] blktrace: Fix potentail deadlock between delete & sysfs ops

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On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:41:35 -0700
Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Call it blk_trace mutex and move it right next to the blk_trace
> structure:
> 
> ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>         struct blk_trace        *blk_trace;
> 	struct mutex		blk_trace_mutex;
> #endif
> 
> which makes it completely obvious to any read what you are protecting
> with it.

As a 1000ft away bystander, this appears to be the most logical
solution.

-- Steve



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