[Unionfs] patch: VFS mutex i_node locking since kernel 2.6.16

Jan Engelhardt jengelh at linux01.gwdg.de
Thu Mar 23 12:22:04 EST 2006


>"Before kernel 2.6.16 the i_node locking in VFS was semaphore based. Now 
>mutex are used."

mutex documentation says mutexes should not be held across 
kernelspace/userspace switches IIRC.


Jan Engelhardt
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