subject:"\[patch\] block\: remove BKL dependency from drivers\/block\/loop.c"

Re: [patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c

2007-01-02 Thread Jens Axboe

On Wed, Dec 27 2006, Ingo Molnar wrote: > Subject: [patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c > From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > the block loopback device is protected by lo->lo_ctl_mutex and it does > not need to hold the BKL anywhe

Re: [patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c

2006-12-27 Thread Ingo Molnar

* Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: [patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c > From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > the block loopback device is protected by lo->lo_ctl_mutex and it does > not need to hold the BKL

[patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c

2006-12-27 Thread Ingo Molnar

Subject: [patch] block: remove BKL dependency from drivers/block/loop.c From: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> the block loopback device is protected by lo->lo_ctl_mutex and it does not need to hold the BKL anywhere. Convert its ioctl to unlocked_ioctl and remove the BKL acquire/release