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SubjectRe: lock i_mutex for fallocate?
Oh, I meant for this to go to linux-fsdevel instead of linux-kernel, but 
all feedback is welcome! :)

On 08/31/2011 05:33 PM, Allison Henderson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> In ext4 punch hole, we realized that the punch hole operation needs to
> be done under i_mutex just like truncate. i_mutex for truncate is held
> in the vfs layer, so we dont need to lock it at the file system layer,
> but vfs does not lock i_mutex for fallocate. We can lock i_mutex for
> fallocate at the fs layer, but question was raised then: should i_mutex
> for fallocate be held in the vfs layer instead? I do not know if other
> file systems need i_mutex to be locked for fallocate, or if they might
> be locking it already, so I am doing some investigating on this idea,
> and also the appropriate use of i_mutex in general. Can someone provide
> some insight this topic? Thx!
>
> Allison Henderson



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