On 02/03/2017 02:31 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote: >> - if (sg_res_in_use(sfp)) { >> + mutex_lock(&sfp->f_mutex); >> + if (sfp->res_in_use) { >> + mutex_unlock(&sfp->f_mutex); >> sg_remove_request(sfp, srp); >> return -EBUSY; /* reserve buffer already being used */ >> } >> + mutex_unlock(&sfp->f_mutex); > > Holding a mutex over a the check of a single scalar doesn't make sense. > It's adds a synchronisation point, doesn't it? Cheers, Hannes -- Dr. Hannes Reinecke Teamlead Storage & Networking hare@xxxxxxx +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg GF: F. Imendörffer, J. Smithard, J. Guild, D. Upmanyu, G. Norton HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)