Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h > index 6587b4e..397d281 100644 > --- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h > +++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h > @@ -1302,7 +1302,13 @@ static inline loff_t max_reiserfs_offset(struct inode *inode) > #define get_generation(s) atomic_read (&fs_generation(s)) > #define FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb) (get_generation((tb)->tb_sb) != (tb)->fs_gen) > #define __fs_changed(gen,s) (gen != get_generation (s)) > -#define fs_changed(gen,s) ({cond_resched(); __fs_changed(gen, s);}) > +#define fs_changed(gen,s) \ > +({ \ > + reiserfs_write_unlock(s); \ > + cond_resched(); \ > + reiserfs_write_lock(s); \ Did you try writing that if (need_resched()) { \ reiserfs_write_unlock(s); \ cond_resched(); \ (or schedule(), but cond_resched does a loop) reiserfs_write_lock(s); \ } ? That might give better performance under load because users will be better batched and you don't release the lock unnecessarily in the unloaded case. -Andi -- ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html