Re: [PATCH v6 7/7] kernfs: dont call d_splice_alias() under kernfs node lock

From: Miklos Szeredi
Date: Fri Jun 11 2021 - 09:15:32 EST

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On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 10:52, Ian Kent <raven@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The call to d_splice_alias() in kernfs_iop_lookup() doesn't depend on
> any kernfs node so there's no reason to hold the kernfs node lock when
> calling it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>

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