> I believe that the spinlock is there in order to ensure that the > test_bit() and get_rpccred() are atomic w.r.t. garbage collection. Normally RCU should ensure that already with minor care. Only drop after a quiescent period and when the reference is still 0. And drop always when the refcount goes to 0. -Andi -- ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html