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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 02/22] r/o bind mounts: add vfsmount writer counts
    Dave Hansen a écrit :

    > @@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct vfsmount {
    > struct vfsmount *mnt_master; /* slave is on master->mnt_slave_list */
    > struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns; /* containing namespace */
    > struct user_namespace *mnt_user_ns; /* namespace for uid interpretation */
    > + int mnt_writers; /* nr files open for write */
    > /*
    > * We put mnt_count & mnt_expiry_mark at the end of struct vfsmount
    > * to let these frequently modified fields in a separate cache line
    > @@ -72,7 +74,26 @@ static inline struct vfsmount *mntget(st
    > atomic_inc(&mnt->mnt_count);
    > return mnt;

    Dave, please read again this comment in struct vfsmount definition.

    If I understand your infrastructure, mnt_writers is going to be frequently
    modified, so it should be placed at the end of struct vfsmount, in the same
    cache line than mnt_count.

    Thank you
    Eric

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