Re: Linux 2.6.10-rc2

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 09:59:00AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Nope. It got fixed differently: by only adding POSIX locks to the list. 
> See locks_insert_block(). Since a non-posix lock cannot be blocked by a 
> POSIX lock, the "if (IS_POSIX(blocker))" test should make sure we're 
> always proper.
> 
> At least that's Willy claims. If you think he's wrong, holler.
> 
> Willy Cc'd, once more.

The problem certainly should have been fixed.  I'd like to know if it
still occurs.

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