Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:06:03 +0800 | From | Tao Ma <> | Subject | Why there is no mutex_lock in vfs_getxattr. |
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Hi all, When we use vfs_setxattr we call mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex) to lock the inode. Then why there is no mutex_lock in vfs_getxattr? Is there any reason for it? And how can I prevent getting the stale xattr if set/get happen in the same time? Just let the actual file system implement it by itself?
Regards, Tao
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