Merge branch 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6

* 'bkl-removal' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (146 commits)
  IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad_open()
  IB/uverbs: BKL is not needed for ib_uverbs_open()
  bf561-coreb: BKL unneeded for open()
  Call fasync() functions without the BKL
  snd/PCM: fasync BKL pushdown
  ipmi: fasync BKL pushdown
  ecryptfs: fasync BKL pushdown
  Bluetooth VHCI: fasync BKL pushdown
  tty_io: fasync BKL pushdown
  tun: fasync BKL pushdown
  i2o: fasync BKL pushdown
  mpt: fasync BKL pushdown
  Remove BKL from remote_llseek v2
  Make FAT users happier by not deadlocking
  x86-mce: BKL pushdown
  vmwatchdog: BKL pushdown
  vmcp: BKL pushdown
  via-pmu: BKL pushdown
  uml-random: BKL pushdown
  uml-mmapper: BKL pushdown
  ...

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index f0d1240a5c69..9ba495d5a29b 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ const struct file_operations generic_ro_fops = {
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_ro_fops);
 
-loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+loff_t
+generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
         loff_t retval;
         struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 
-        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
         switch (origin) {
                 case SEEK_END:
                         offset += inode->i_size;
@@ -46,42 +46,26 @@ loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
         }
         retval = -EINVAL;
         if (offset>=0 && offset<=inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes) {
+                /* Special lock needed here? */
                 if (offset != file->f_pos) {
                         file->f_pos = offset;
                         file->f_version = 0;
                 }
                 retval = offset;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
         return retval;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek_unlocked);
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek);
-
-loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
-        loff_t retval;
-
-        lock_kernel();
-        switch (origin) {
-                case SEEK_END:
-                        offset += i_size_read(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-                        break;
-                case SEEK_CUR:
-                        offset += file->f_pos;
-        }
-        retval = -EINVAL;
-        if (offset>=0 && offset<=file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes) {
-                if (offset != file->f_pos) {
-                        file->f_pos = offset;
-                        file->f_version = 0;
-                }
-                retval = offset;
-        }
-        unlock_kernel();
-        return retval;
+        loff_t n;
+        mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        n = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
+        mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        return n;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(remote_llseek);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_llseek);
 
 loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {