Re: [QUOTA] Drop spin lock when calling request_module

[Jan Kara]

  Hi,

> This patch drops the spin lock when calling request_module as the
> latter will sleep.
  The patch looks right. Linus please apply if you find it serious
enough (or Andrew please queue it up for next releases...)...

							Thanks
								Honza

Index: kernel-source-2.5/fs/dquot.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/gondolin/herbert/src/CVS/debian/kernel-source-2.5/fs/dquot.c,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 dquot.c
--- kernel-source-2.5/fs/dquot.c	26 Oct 2003 03:20:37 -0000	1.3
+++ kernel-source-2.5/fs/dquot.c	5 Nov 2003 11:04:30 -0000
@@ -128,17 +128,21 @@
 	if (!actqf || !try_module_get(actqf->qf_owner)) {
 		int qm;
 
+		spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+
 		for (qm = 0; module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id && module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id != id; qm++);
 		if (!module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id || request_module(module_names[qm].qm_mod_name)) {
 			actqf = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 		for (actqf = quota_formats; actqf && actqf->qf_fmt_id != id; actqf = actqf->qf_next);
 		if (actqf && !try_module_get(actqf->qf_owner))
 			actqf = NULL;
 	}
-out:
 	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+out:
 	return actqf;
 }
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/