question about nfs_execute_read: why do we need to do lock_kernel?

[Xin Zhao]

This question may be dumb. But I am curious why in nfs_execute_read()
function, rpc_execute  is bracketed with lock_kernel() and
unlock_kernel()?

Thanks in advance for your help!

xin
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