Re: [PATCH] fs/namei: waiting for mutex during name lookups is "killable"

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On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:39:18PM +0100, Max Kellermann wrote:
> Use mutex_lock_killable() instead of mutex_lock() during name lookups,
> to allow killing the process while it's waiting.

This is cool.  Could you describe what situations this mutex gets held
for a user-noticable length of time, and how you tested this patch?

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