Anyone mind telling me why unlock_buffer, unlike unlock_page, thinks it can
clear the lock without ensuring the critical section is closed (ie. with a
barrier)?
Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Index: linux-2.6/fs/buffer.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/fs/buffer.c
+++ linux-2.6/fs/buffer.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__lock_buffer);
void fastcall unlock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
{
+ smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
clear_buffer_locked(bh);
smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
wake_up_bit(&bh->b_state, BH_Lock);
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