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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700 |
| commit | d1794f2c5b5817eb79ccc5e00701ca748d1b073a (patch) | |
| tree | 5a4c98e694e88a8c82f342d0cc9edb2a4cbbef36 /include/linux | |
| parent | a41eebab7537890409ea9dfe0fcda9b5fbdb090d (diff) | |
| parent | 2fceef397f9880b212a74c418290ce69e7ac00eb (diff) | |
Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6
* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (146 commits)
IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad_open()
IB/uverbs: BKL is not needed for ib_uverbs_open()
bf561-coreb: BKL unneeded for open()
Call fasync() functions without the BKL
snd/PCM: fasync BKL pushdown
ipmi: fasync BKL pushdown
ecryptfs: fasync BKL pushdown
Bluetooth VHCI: fasync BKL pushdown
tty_io: fasync BKL pushdown
tun: fasync BKL pushdown
i2o: fasync BKL pushdown
mpt: fasync BKL pushdown
Remove BKL from remote_llseek v2
Make FAT users happier by not deadlocking
x86-mce: BKL pushdown
vmwatchdog: BKL pushdown
vmcp: BKL pushdown
via-pmu: BKL pushdown
uml-random: BKL pushdown
uml-mmapper: BKL pushdown
...
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/fs.h | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/smp_lock.h | 13 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index d8e2762ed14..faac13e2cc5 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -1870,7 +1870,8 @@ extern void file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct address_space *mapping); extern loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin); extern loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin); -extern loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin); +extern loff_t generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset, + int origin); extern int generic_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp); extern int nonseekable_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp); diff --git a/include/linux/smp_lock.h b/include/linux/smp_lock.h index aab3a4cff4e..813be59bf34 100644 --- a/include/linux/smp_lock.h +++ b/include/linux/smp_lock.h @@ -27,11 +27,24 @@ static inline int reacquire_kernel_lock(struct task_struct *task) extern void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void) __acquires(kernel_lock); extern void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void) __releases(kernel_lock); +/* + * Various legacy drivers don't really need the BKL in a specific + * function, but they *do* need to know that the BKL became available. + * This function just avoids wrapping a bunch of lock/unlock pairs + * around code which doesn't really need it. + */ +static inline void cycle_kernel_lock(void) +{ + lock_kernel(); + unlock_kernel(); +} + #else #define lock_kernel() do { } while(0) #define unlock_kernel() do { } while(0) #define release_kernel_lock(task) do { } while(0) +#define cycle_kernel_lock() do { } while(0) #define reacquire_kernel_lock(task) 0 #define kernel_locked() 1 |