Locking problem in autofs4_expire(), 2.4.0-test10
dput() is called with dcache_lock already held, resulting in deadlock. Here is a suggested fix: = expire.c 1.3 vs edited = --- 1.3/linux/fs/autofs4/expire.c Tue Oct 31 15:14:06 2000 +++ edited/expire.c Fri Nov 3 17:47:47 2000 @@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ mntput(p); return dentry; } + spin_unlock(_lock); dput(d); mntput(p); + spin_lock(_lock); } spin_unlock(_lock); Nigel Gamble MontaVista Software - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Locking problem in autofs4_expire(), 2.4.0-test10
dput() is called with dcache_lock already held, resulting in deadlock. Here is a suggested fix: = expire.c 1.3 vs edited = --- 1.3/linux/fs/autofs4/expire.c Tue Oct 31 15:14:06 2000 +++ edited/expire.c Fri Nov 3 17:47:47 2000 @@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ mntput(p); return dentry; } + spin_unlock(dcache_lock); dput(d); mntput(p); + spin_lock(dcache_lock); } spin_unlock(dcache_lock); Nigel Gamble MontaVista Software - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
