Re: [PATCH -mm 4/5][AIO] - AIO completion signal notification

From: Sébastien Dugué
Date: Thu Jan 25 2007 - 03:47:40 EST


On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:42:42 +0000 Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 12:11:30PM +0100, S?bastien Dugu? wrote:
> > > > + if (unlikely(!notify->sigq))
> > > > + return -EAGAIN;
> > >
> > > Did this just leak a ref on the task_struct?
> > >
> >
> > No, the ref is released in really_put_req() when we dispose of
> > the iocb.
>
> And the code really needs a comment explaining this. I tripped over
> this before, and I think it's even already the second time Andrew
> stumbled over it.
>

OK, will do.

Thanks,

Sébastien.
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