The mnt->__mnt_writers can go negative for a time if
a pair of mnt_want_write()/mnt_drop_write() calls is
done on a different cpu, but for the same mount.
This part is expected.
The lock_and_coalesce..() function should make that
count positive (or at least 0). Hugh Dickins had
found a bug in
The mnt-__mnt_writers can go negative for a time if
a pair of mnt_want_write()/mnt_drop_write() calls is
done on a different cpu, but for the same mount.
This part is expected.
The lock_and_coalesce..() function should make that
count positive (or at least 0). Hugh Dickins had
found a bug in
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