Re: Linux 2.4.9-ac11

From: J . A . Magallon (jamagallon@able.es)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 02:56:40 EST

On 20010917 Trond Myklebust wrote:
>
>That particular code is only called if something closes a file on
>which POSIX locks are applied. Init doesn't use locking.
>The patch *is* required in Alan's tree. Without it, 2 processes that
                ^^^^^^^^ ???
>lock the same file can race and corrupt the i_flock list.
>

I have checked and I suppose you want to say that it is INCLUDED in
Alan's tree... 

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J.A. Magallon                           #  Let the source be with you...        
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Linux werewolf 2.4.9-ac11 #1 SMP Mon Sep 17 00:00:56 CEST 2001 i686
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