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SubjectRe: [PATCH] -- filesystems.c::sys_nfsservctl
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>>>>> " " == Craig Christophel <merlin@transgeek.com> writes:

> Ok guys get ready to flame me....
> The attached patch removes the lock/unlock in this function.
> Now I am 80%
> sure of this one, but would like a word from the kmod
> maintainer about whether request_module needs the BKL or not.
> do_nfsservctl already takes the BKL inside the function so as
> long as request_module is safe this pair can be removed --
> effectively making do_nfsservctl responsible for it's own
> locking scheme.

What would remain to protect 'nfsd_linkage' if you removed the BKL?

Cheers,
Trond
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