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TAKE - xattr locking

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Subject: TAKE - xattr locking
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:13:31 +1000 (EST)
Cc: sandeen@xxxxxxx, agruen@xxxxxxx
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Mon Jul 29 16:10:14 PDT 2002
Workarea:  snort.melbourne.sgi.com:/home/nathans/2.4.x-xfs

The following file(s) were checked into:
  bonnie.engr.sgi.com:/isms/slinx/2.4.x-xfs


Modid:  2.4.x-xfs:slinx:123886a
linux/fs/xattr.c - 1.8
        - Sync up with AndreasG re locking.  Mail from AG: we were "taking the
          BKL first, and then i_sem.  This is a bit dangerous, and will lead
          to deadlocks on SMP machines, if another processor is holding i_sem."



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