Re: [PATCH] sanitize xfs_initialize_vnode

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 04:16:15PM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > +   }
> > +
> > +   xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_INEW);
> > +   barrier();
> > +
> > +   unlock_new_inode(inode);
> > +}
> 
> Do we still need that barrier()? Or has the reason for it
> existing been lost in the mists of time? Regardless, it was
> there before so this is not a reason to stop the patch from
> going in...

Good question.  I wonder why it's there in the first place.