On Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 09:19:04AM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote: > On Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 10:32:39AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 09:32:19AM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote: > > > > + /* see get_tree_bdev why this is needed and safe */ > > > > > > Which part of get_tree_bdev? Is it this? > > > > > > /* > > > * s_umount nests inside open_mutex during > > > * __invalidate_device(). blkdev_put() acquires > > > * open_mutex and can't be called under s_umount. Drop > > > * s_umount temporarily. This is safe as we're > > > * holding an active reference. > > > */ > > > up_write(&s->s_umount); > > > blkdev_put(bdev, fc->fs_type); > > > down_write(&s->s_umount); > > > > Yes. With the refactoring earlier in the series get_tree_bdev should > > be trivial enough to not need a more specific reference. If you > > think there's a better way to refer to it I can update the comment, > > though. > > How about: > > /* > * blkdev_put can't be called under s_umount, see the comment in > * get_tree_bdev for more details > */ > > with that and the label name change, > Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx> Added that comment and you rvb in-tree.