Re: [patch 2/3] [PATCH] reiserfs: convert j_flush_sem to mutex

From: Jeff Mahoney
Date: Wed May 14 2008 - 10:42:02 EST


Jeff Mahoney wrote:
> j_flush_sem is a semaphore but uses it as if it were a mutex. This
> patch converts it to a mutex.
> --- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
> +++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
> @@ -1411,8 +1411,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct sup
>
> /* if flushall == 0, the lock is already held */
> if (flushall) {
> - down(&journal->j_flush_sem);
> - } else if (!down_trylock(&journal->j_flush_sem)) {
> + mutex_lock(&journal->j_flush_mutex);
> + } else if (!mutex_trylock(&journal->j_flush_mutex)) {
> BUG();
> }

Oops. This chunk didn't get refreshed, here's the right one.

-Jeff

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxx>
---
fs/reiserfs/journal.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct sup
/* if flushall == 0, the lock is already held */
if (flushall) {
mutex_lock(&journal->j_flush_mutex);
- } else if (!mutex_trylock(&journal->j_flush_mutex)) {
+ } else if (mutex_trylock(&journal->j_flush_mutex)) {
BUG();
}



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Jeff Mahoney
SUSE Labs
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