[PATCH 3/5] xfs: reduce ilock hold times in xfs_setattr_size

Mark Tinguely tinguely at sgi.com
Mon Apr 2 14:26:33 CDT 2012


On 03/27/12 09:34, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 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 at lst.de>


Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Mark Tinguely <tinguely at sgi.com>



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