The patch titled reiserfs: convert j_lock to mutex has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: reiserfs: convert j_lock to mutex From: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxx> j_lock is a semaphore but uses it as if it were a mutex. This patch converts it to a mutex. Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@xxxxxx> Cc: Chris Mason <chris.mason@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/reiserfs/journal.c | 6 +++--- include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN fs/reiserfs/journal.c~reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex fs/reiserfs/journal.c --- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c~reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex +++ a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c @@ -558,13 +558,13 @@ static inline void insert_journal_hash(s static inline void lock_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb) { PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.lock_journal); - down(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_lock); + mutex_lock(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_mutex); } /* unlock the current transaction */ static inline void unlock_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb) { - up(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_lock); + mutex_unlock(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_mutex); } static inline void get_journal_list(struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl) @@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s journal->j_last = NULL; journal->j_first = NULL; init_waitqueue_head(&(journal->j_join_wait)); - sema_init(&journal->j_lock, 1); + mutex_init(&journal->j_mutex); sema_init(&journal->j_flush_sem, 1); journal->j_trans_id = 10; diff -puN include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h~reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h --- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h~reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex +++ a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs_sb.h @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct reiserfs_journal { struct buffer_head *j_header_bh; time_t j_trans_start_time; /* time this transaction started */ - struct semaphore j_lock; + struct mutex j_mutex; struct semaphore j_flush_sem; wait_queue_head_t j_join_wait; /* wait for current transaction to finish before starting new one */ atomic_t j_jlock; /* lock for j_join_wait */ _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from jeffm@xxxxxxxx are reiserfs-convert-j_lock-to-mutex.patch reiserfs-convert-j_flush_sem-to-mutex.patch reiserfs-convert-j_commit_lock-to-mutex.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html