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Re: [PATCH, RFC] xfs: remove i_iolock and use i_rwsem in the VFS inode i

To: Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] xfs: remove i_iolock and use i_rwsem in the VFS inode instead
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:50:26 +0200
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx, peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 09:43:35AM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> Regardless, if the rwsem code can be made to check for exclusive or
> shared locking, we can get rid of the mrlock abstraction. Can we do
> that first, Christoph, then make this lock change?

I was going to do that next, but if you want the patch order switched
around I can do that as well.

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