Re: [PATCH] fs: Avoid grabbing sb->s_umount under bdev->bd_holder_lock

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> I agree that it breaks the original usecase for LOOP_CHANGE_FD. I'd say it
> also shows nobody is likely using LOOP_CHANGE_FD anymore. Maybe time to try
> deprecating it?

Yeah, why don't we try that. In it's current form the concept isn't very
useful and arguably is broken which no one has really noticed for years.

* codesearch.debian.net has zero users
* codesearch on github has zero users
* cs.android.com has zero users

Only definitions, strace, ltp, and stress-ng that sort of test this
functionality. I say we try to deprecate this.




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