Re: [PATCH 3/4] fs: add fput_queue

From: Jeff Layton
Date: Mon Sep 14 2015 - 10:19:26 EST


On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:15:39 +0100
Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 09:45:54AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > +/**
> > + * fput_queue - do an fput without using task_work
> > + * @file: file of which to put the reference
> > + *
> > + * If we need to ensure that the final __fput is done on a file before
> > + * returning to userland, then we can't queue it to task_work. For that we
> ?????????
> > + * borrow the infrastructure used by kthreads, and the task can then just
> > + * called flush_delayed_fput to ensure that the final fput has completed.
>
> Are you sure that it's not a typo?

I don't think so, but it could be clearer. Something like this maybe?

"then we can't queue it via task_work_add."

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Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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