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    SubjectRe: [patch 2/4] fix input layer f_ops abuse
    On 1/6/06, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> wrote:
    > From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
    >
    > The input layer has an assignment to a live ->fops, just after creating the
    > fops as a duplicate of another one. Just move this assignment a few lines up to avoid
    > the race and the assignment to a live fops
    >

    I do not understand how it will fix the "race", there is still a split
    second between "entry" having default fops and modified one. I'd
    prefer you fix the comment to reflect that the only change is because
    fops is now constant.

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    Dmitry
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