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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-16 22:09:57 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-16 22:09:57 -0400
commit054cfaacf88865bff1dd58d305443d5d6c068a08 (patch)
tree39cd85f0f5966ed8c501740359b1d03d48f5ea41 /Documentation/filesystems/Locking
parentdc113c1f1d4b47af1b1ca701c5a39e24d296c2ac (diff)
parent1a102ff92579edeff5e3d5d3c76ca49977898f00 (diff)
Merge branch 'mnt_devname' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6
* 'mnt_devname' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: vfs: bury ->get_sb() nfs: switch NFS from ->get_sb() to ->mount() nfs: stop mangling ->mnt_devname on NFS vfs: new superblock methods to override /proc/*/mount{s,info} nfs: nfs_do_{ref,sub}mount() superblock argument is redundant nfs: make nfs_path() work without vfsmount nfs: store devname at disconnected NFS roots nfs: propagate devname to nfs{,4}_get_root()
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
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@@ -166,13 +166,11 @@ prototypes:
166 void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *); 166 void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *);
167locking rules: 167locking rules:
168 may block 168 may block
169get_sb yes
170mount yes 169mount yes
171kill_sb yes 170kill_sb yes
172 171
173->get_sb() returns error or 0 with locked superblock attached to the vfsmount 172->mount() returns ERR_PTR or the root dentry; its superblock should be locked
174(exclusive on ->s_umount). 173on return.
175->mount() returns ERR_PTR or the root dentry.
176->kill_sb() takes a write-locked superblock, does all shutdown work on it, 174->kill_sb() takes a write-locked superblock, does all shutdown work on it,
177unlocks and drops the reference. 175unlocks and drops the reference.
178 176