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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/5] fs/locks: change all *_conflict() functions to return a new enum.
On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 09:40:35AM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> caller_fl is first and sys_fl is second.
>
> if sys_fl, the second, is a read lock, and caller_fl, the first, is a
> write lock, they clearly conflict but any other lock that conflict
> with caller_fl (The write lock) would *not* necessarily conflict with
> the read lock. So this situation is *not* FL_TRANSITIVE_CONFLICT.
>
> locks_conflict() only returns FL_TRANSITIVE_CONFLICT when sys_fl (the
> second) is a write lock, which it isn't in this case. So I think that
> this case is handled correctly.
> posix_locks_conflict() will return FL_CONFLICT, but not
> FL_TRANSITIVE_CONFLICT.
>
> Have I convinced you, or have I missed your point?

Eh, I was just confused.

And now I'm tempted to blame you for confusing me, but maybe that's just
my ego going defensive.

(My bruised ego suggests leaving locks_conflict and its callers alone,
and having an entirely separate function that checks this when we need
it.)

--b.

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