Re: [PATCH 0/7] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free(try #3)

From: Tomasz Kłoczko
Date: Wed Dec 19 2007 - 14:16:04 EST


On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Jeff Layton wrote:

This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd,
and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread.
The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the
svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run
directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for
the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function
pointer.

BTW kernel, NFS and lockd: SuSE kernel IIRC is distributed with patch which adds kernel-based status monitor (statd).

Q to NFS people: any plans about merge this in main kernel tree ?

And another question related to NFS: any progress on add clear NFS statistics in kernel (nfsstat -z) ?

kloczek
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