Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:15:43 +0100 (CET) | From | Tomasz Kłoczko <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/7] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free (try #3) |
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Jeff Layton wrote:
> This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd, > and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread. > The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the > svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run > directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for > the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function > pointer.
BTW kernel, NFS and lockd: SuSE kernel IIRC is distributed with patch which adds kernel-based status monitor (statd).
Q to NFS people: any plans about merge this in main kernel tree ?
And another question related to NFS: any progress on add clear NFS statistics in kernel (nfsstat -z) ?
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