Re: [PATCH] sunrpc/lockd: fix references to the BKL

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On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 08:19:32AM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> The BKL is completely out of the picture in the lockd and sunrpc code
> these days. Update the antiquated comments that refer to it.

Looks right, thanks.--b.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/lockd/svclock.c         | 4 ++--
>  include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h | 2 +-
>  net/sunrpc/svc.c           | 4 ++--
>  net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c      | 3 +--
>  4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
> index 56598742dde4..5581e020644b 100644
> --- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
> +++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
> @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nlm_blocked_lock);
>  static const char *nlmdbg_cookie2a(const struct nlm_cookie *cookie)
>  {
>  	/*
> -	 * We can get away with a static buffer because we're only
> -	 * called with BKL held.
> +	 * We can get away with a static buffer because this is only called
> +	 * from lockd, which is single-threaded.
>  	 */
>  	static char buf[2*NLM_MAXCOOKIELEN+1];
>  	unsigned int i, len = sizeof(buf);
> diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> index 6f22cfeef5e3..fae6fb947fc8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct svc_serv {
>   * We use sv_nrthreads as a reference count.  svc_destroy() drops
>   * this refcount, so we need to bump it up around operations that
>   * change the number of threads.  Horrible, but there it is.
> - * Should be called with the BKL held.
> + * Should be called with the "service mutex" held.
>   */
>  static inline void svc_get(struct svc_serv *serv)
>  {
> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> index 91eaef1844c8..78974e4d9ad2 100644
> --- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> +++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> @@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ svc_set_num_threads(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool, int nrservs)
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_set_num_threads);
>  
>  /*
> - * Called from a server thread as it's exiting. Caller must hold the BKL or
> - * the "service mutex", whichever is appropriate for the service.
> + * Called from a server thread as it's exiting. Caller must hold the "service
> + * mutex" for the service.
>   */
>  void
>  svc_exit_thread(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> index c69358b3cf7f..163ac45c3639 100644
> --- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> +++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(svc_xprt_class_list);
>   *	svc_pool->sp_lock protects most of the fields of that pool.
>   *	svc_serv->sv_lock protects sv_tempsocks, sv_permsocks, sv_tmpcnt.
>   *	when both need to be taken (rare), svc_serv->sv_lock is first.
> - *	BKL protects svc_serv->sv_nrthread.
> + *	The "service mutex" protects svc_serv->sv_nrthread.
>   *	svc_sock->sk_lock protects the svc_sock->sk_deferred list
>   *             and the ->sk_info_authunix cache.
>   *
> @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(svc_xprt_class_list);
>   *		  that no other thread will be using the transport or will
>   *		  try to set XPT_DEAD.
>   */
> -
>  int svc_reg_xprt_class(struct svc_xprt_class *xcl)
>  {
>  	struct svc_xprt_class *cl;
> -- 
> 2.1.0
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