On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:57:45 -0700 (PDT), Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@transmeta.com> said:
> No, you are NOT allowed to free a locked block. If you do, it's a bug.
> The fact that the page is locked implies that it is going to be unlocked
> by something later.
More than that, if you even so much as remove the locked block/page from
the hash lists, you prevent any future access from discovering the
existing lock on those disk blocks --- a sure invitation to data
corruption.
--Stephen
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