We do not need the ilock for most checks done in the beginning of xfs_setattr_size. Replace the long critical section before starting the transaction with a smaller one around xfs_zero_eof and an optional one inside xfs_qm_dqattach that isn't entered unless using quotas. While this isn't a big optimization for xfs_setattr_size itself it will allow pushing the ilock into xfs_zero_eof itself later. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> --- fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c =================================================================== --- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c 2012-03-26 15:17:47.088854526 +0200 +++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c 2012-03-26 15:17:57.265521382 +0200 @@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ xfs_setattr_size( xfs_off_t oldsize, newsize; struct xfs_trans *tp; int error; - uint lock_flags; + uint lock_flags = 0; uint commit_flags = 0; trace_xfs_setattr(ip); @@ -720,10 +720,10 @@ xfs_setattr_size( ATTR_MTIME_SET|ATTR_KILL_SUID|ATTR_KILL_SGID| ATTR_KILL_PRIV|ATTR_TIMES_SET)) == 0); - lock_flags = XFS_ILOCK_EXCL; - if (!(flags & XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK)) + if (!(flags & XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK)) { lock_flags |= XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL; - xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags); + xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags); + } oldsize = inode->i_size; newsize = iattr->ia_size; @@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ xfs_setattr_size( /* * Make sure that the dquots are attached to the inode. */ - error = xfs_qm_dqattach_locked(ip, 0); + error = xfs_qm_dqattach(ip, 0); if (error) goto out_unlock; @@ -764,12 +764,12 @@ xfs_setattr_size( * before the inode is joined to the transaction to modify * i_size. */ + xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL); error = xfs_zero_eof(ip, newsize, oldsize); + xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL); if (error) goto out_unlock; } - xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL); - lock_flags &= ~XFS_ILOCK_EXCL; /* * We are going to log the inode size change in this transaction so _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs