NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> writes: > This is the start of a series of patches to remove sh->lock. > > sync_request takes sh->lock before setting STRIPE_SYNCING to ensure > there is no race with testing it in handle_stripe[56]. > > Instead, use a new flag STRIPE_SYNC_REQUESTED and test it early > in handle_stripe[56] (after getting the same lock) and perform the > same set/clear operations if it was set. > > Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
