On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:19:14 +0100 Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx> > > Extract common code for setting i_size in write functions into a > common helper. > > Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx> > --- > fs/fuse/file.c | 28 +++++++++++++++------------- > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) > > Index: linux/fs/fuse/file.c > =================================================================== > --- linux.orig/fs/fuse/file.c 2008-03-17 18:26:04.000000000 +0100 > +++ linux/fs/fuse/file.c 2008-03-17 18:26:28.000000000 +0100 > @@ -610,13 +610,24 @@ static int fuse_write_begin(struct file > return 0; > } > > +static void fuse_write_update_size(struct inode *inode, loff_t pos) > +{ > + struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode); > + struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode); > + > + spin_lock(&fc->lock); > + fi->attr_version = ++fc->attr_version; > + if (pos > inode->i_size) > + i_size_write(inode, pos); > + spin_unlock(&fc->lock); > +} > > ... > > @@ -766,12 +772,8 @@ static ssize_t fuse_direct_io(struct fil > } > fuse_put_request(fc, req); > if (res > 0) { > - if (write) { > - spin_lock(&fc->lock); > - if (pos > inode->i_size) > - i_size_write(inode, pos); > - spin_unlock(&fc->lock); > - } > + if (write) > + fuse_write_update_size(inode, pos); We require that i_mutex be held here, to prevent i_size_write() deadlocks. Is it held? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html