> I have attached a very small patch (test9) to remove the kernel lock from
> kernel/acct.c. If I am missing something major (a brain?), I apologise in
> advance. I have tested this on my UP x86 with spinlock debugging. I would
> appreciate comments or an explanation of why this can't be done if you
have
> the time. Thanks.
>
> Nick
>
Maybe there was a possibility of a race when acct_auto_close calls sys_acct
in the last patch. If so, this should fix it.
Nick.
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