Re: [PATCH] AFS: Implement file locking [try #2]

[David Howells]

J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> --without having tried to understand how they're actually used, these
> data structures (like the pending_locks and granted_locks lists) seem to
> duplicate stuff that's already kept in fs/locks.c.  Is there a reason
> they're required?

Yes.  I need to get the server lock first, before going to the VFS locking
routines.  The VFS routines as they stand aren't particularly useful, and they
permit things that AFS doesn't support (such as lock upgrading).

David
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