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fs/locks.c: remove stale FIXME left over from BKL conversion
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fs-locksc-remove-stale-fixme-left-over-from-bkl-conversion.patch
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Subject: fs/locks.c: remove stale FIXME left over from BKL conversion
From: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The comment is no longer true as (now that the BKL conversion is finished)
a spinlock _is_ now used to protect file_lock_list, blocked_list and
inode->i_flock.
Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/locks.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN fs/locks.c~fs-locksc-remove-stale-fixme-left-over-from-bkl-conversion fs/locks.c
--- a/fs/locks.c~fs-locksc-remove-stale-fixme-left-over-from-bkl-conversion
+++ a/fs/locks.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(file_lock_lock);
/*
* Protects the two list heads above, plus the inode->i_flock list
- * FIXME: should use a spinlock, once lockd and ceph are ready.
*/
void lock_flocks(void)
{
_
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fs-locksc-remove-stale-fixme-left-over-from-bkl-conversion.patch
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