I've gone through all the code in the kernel that
uses the big kernel lock and come up with a solution
that seems at least half-reasonable for each of them.
The decisions are somewhat arbitrary, but here is
what I'd suggest we do:
* Remove in 2.6.39:
i830, autofs3, smbfs
* Move to staging now, kill in 2.6.41 (or later):
appletalk, hpfs
* Work around in an ugly way, but keep alive:
* ufs, ipx, i810, cx25721
* Fix properly:
* usbip, go7007, adfs, x25
Some of the patches are rather tricky and I haven't
really done much proper testing, so I'd much prefer
the maintainers to pick up the patches and do the
necessary testing where possible, or even come up
with a better solution.
Arnd Bergmann (20):
drm/i810: remove the BKL
drm: remove i830 driver
staging/usbip: convert to kthread
staging/cx25721: serialize access to devlist
staging/go7007: remove the BKL
staging: Remove autofs3
staging: remove smbfs
adfs: remove the big kernel lock
hpfs: rename big kernel lock to hpfs_lock
hpfs: replace BKL with a global mutex
hpfs: move to drivers/staging
x25: remove the BKL
appletalk: move to staging
staging/appletalk: remove the BKL
ufs: remove the BKL
ipx: remove the BKL
tracing: don't trace the BKL
rtmutex-tester: remove BKL tests
drivers: remove extraneous includes of smp_lock.h
BKL: That's all, folks
MAINTAINERS | 11 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig | 47 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_dma.c | 18 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_drv.c | 6 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/i830/Makefile | 8 -
drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_dma.c | 1560 ---------
drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_drv.c | 107 -
drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_drv.h | 295 --
drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_irq.c | 186 --
drivers/net/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/net/appletalk/Makefile | 7 -
drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fp.c | 1 -
drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c | 1 -
drivers/staging/Kconfig | 8 +-
drivers/staging/Makefile | 4 +-
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/Kconfig | 1 -
{net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/Makefile | 7 +-
{net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/aarp.c | 2 +-
.../linux => drivers/staging/appletalk}/atalk.h | 0
{net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/atalk_proc.c | 2 +-
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops.c | 2 +-
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops.h | 0
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h | 0
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h | 0
{net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/ddp.c | 44 +-
{net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/dev.c | 0
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ipddp.c | 2 +-
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ipddp.h | 0
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ltpc.c | 2 +-
drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ltpc.h | 0
.../staging}/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c | 2 +-
drivers/staging/autofs/Kconfig | 22 -
drivers/staging/autofs/Makefile | 7 -
drivers/staging/autofs/TODO | 8 -
drivers/staging/autofs/autofs_i.h | 165 -
drivers/staging/autofs/dirhash.c | 260 --
drivers/staging/autofs/init.c | 52 -
drivers/staging/autofs/inode.c | 288 --
drivers/staging/autofs/root.c | 648 ----
drivers/staging/autofs/symlink.c | 26 -
drivers/staging/autofs/waitq.c | 205 --
drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig | 1 -
drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c | 2 +
drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-core.c | 16 +-
drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-video.c | 9 +-
drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821.h | 3 +-
drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h | 1 -
drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_ioctl.c | 1 -
drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig | 1 -
drivers/staging/go7007/s2250-loader.c | 3 -
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/Kconfig | 5 +-
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/Makefile | 0
drivers/staging/hpfs/TODO | 5 +
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/alloc.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/anode.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/buffer.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dentry.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dir.c | 23 +-
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dnode.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/ea.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/file.c | 9 +-
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/hpfs.h | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h | 36 +
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/inode.c | 9 +-
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/map.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/name.c | 0
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/namei.c | 49 +-
{fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/super.c | 21 +-
drivers/staging/smbfs/Kconfig | 56 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/Makefile | 18 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/TODO | 8 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c | 208 --
drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c | 699 ----
drivers/staging/smbfs/file.c | 456 ---
drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.c | 64 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.h | 14 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c | 854 -----
drivers/staging/smbfs/ioctl.c | 68 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/proc.c | 3502 --------------------
drivers/staging/smbfs/proto.h | 89 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/request.c | 817 -----
drivers/staging/smbfs/request.h | 70 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb.h | 118 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_debug.h | 34 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs.h | 153 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_i.h | 37 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_sb.h | 100 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_mount.h | 65 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smbfs.txt | 8 -
drivers/staging/smbfs/smbiod.c | 343 --
drivers/staging/smbfs/smbno.h | 363 --
drivers/staging/smbfs/sock.c | 385 ---
drivers/staging/smbfs/symlink.c | 67 -
drivers/staging/usbip/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/stub.h | 4 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/stub_dev.c | 13 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/stub_rx.c | 13 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/stub_tx.c | 14 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c | 105 -
drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.h | 20 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_event.c | 31 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/vhci.h | 4 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c | 10 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_rx.c | 16 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c | 9 +-
drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_tx.c | 14 +-
drivers/target/target_core_device.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_fabric_lib.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_file.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_hba.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_pscsi.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_rd.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c | 1 -
drivers/target/target_core_transport.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/n_r3964.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/pty.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c | 2 -
drivers/tty/vt/selection.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 1 -
drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c | 1 -
fs/Kconfig | 1 -
fs/Makefile | 1 -
fs/adfs/Kconfig | 1 -
fs/adfs/dir.c | 6 -
fs/adfs/inode.c | 6 -
fs/adfs/super.c | 13 +-
fs/compat_ioctl.c | 1 -
fs/ufs/Kconfig | 1 -
fs/ufs/inode.c | 78 +-
fs/ufs/namei.c | 35 +-
fs/ufs/super.c | 55 +-
fs/ufs/truncate.c | 5 +-
fs/ufs/ufs.h | 6 +-
include/drm/Kbuild | 1 -
include/drm/i830_drm.h | 342 --
include/linux/Kbuild | 1 -
include/linux/hardirq.h | 9 +-
include/linux/smp_lock.h | 65 -
include/trace/events/bkl.h | 61 -
init/Kconfig | 5 -
kernel/rtmutex-tester.c | 39 +-
kernel/sched.c | 7 -
lib/Makefile | 1 -
lib/kernel_lock.c | 143 -
net/Kconfig | 1 -
net/Makefile | 1 -
net/ipx/Kconfig | 1 -
net/ipx/af_ipx.c | 52 +-
net/socket.c | 1 -
net/x25/Kconfig | 1 -
net/x25/af_x25.c | 61 +-
net/x25/x25_out.c | 7 +-
157 files changed, 356 insertions(+), 13722 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i830/Makefile
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_dma.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_drv.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_drv.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i830/i830_irq.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/net/appletalk/Makefile
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/Kconfig (98%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/Makefile (56%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/aarp.c (99%)
rename {include/linux => drivers/staging/appletalk}/atalk.h (100%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/atalk_proc.c (99%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops.c (99%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops.h (100%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h (100%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h (100%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/ddp.c (98%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/dev.c (100%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ipddp.c (99%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ipddp.h (100%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ltpc.c (99%)
rename drivers/{net => staging}/appletalk/ltpc.h (100%)
rename {net => drivers/staging}/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c (98%)
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/Kconfig
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/Makefile
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/TODO
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/autofs_i.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/dirhash.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/init.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/inode.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/root.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/symlink.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/autofs/waitq.c
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/Kconfig (80%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/Makefile (100%)
create mode 100644 drivers/staging/hpfs/TODO
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/alloc.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/anode.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/buffer.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dentry.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dir.c (97%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/dnode.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/ea.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/file.c (97%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/hpfs.h (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h (91%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/inode.c (98%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/map.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/name.c (100%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/namei.c (96%)
rename {fs => drivers/staging}/hpfs/super.c (98%)
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/Kconfig
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/Makefile
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/TODO
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/dir.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/file.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/getopt.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/ioctl.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/proc.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/proto.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/request.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/request.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_debug.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_i.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_fs_sb.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smb_mount.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smbfs.txt
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smbiod.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/smbno.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/sock.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/smbfs/symlink.c
delete mode 100644 include/drm/i830_drm.h
delete mode 100644 include/linux/smp_lock.h
delete mode 100644 include/trace/events/bkl.h
delete mode 100644 lib/kernel_lock.c
[re-sent to mailing lists, due to overly long
Cc list getting rejected by vger]
Cc: autofs at linux.kernel.org
Cc: dri-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-cifs at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-fsdevel at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-x25 at vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org
