Re: s_vfs_rename_sem and cifs (was Re: Possible deadlock in vfs layer, namei.c)

[Al Viro]

On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 03:47:50AM -0800, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 06:46:42PM -0800, Joshua Hudson wrote:
> > from namei.c (function: lock_rename), rename takes:
> > 1. s_vfs_rename_sem,
> 
> Speaking of s_vfs_rename_sem, does cifs usage of it despite explicit
> warning at fs.h
> was found to be legal?

Legal as in "works until anything changes in VFS-internal locking".
Not legal as in "not promised to keep working".
Dumb in all respects.
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