On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 11:23:49PM -0300, Diego Woitasen wrote: > -static int dm_blk_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, > - unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) > +static long dm_blk_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long > arg)
> - /* We don't really need this lock, but we do need 'inode'. */ > - unlock_kernel(); > + inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode; Have the call paths that pass a NULL 'file' parameter down all been changed? If not, perhaps pass the 'inode' parameter into unlocked_ioctl(), as happens with ioctl(), to get rid of the lock. Alasdair -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
