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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] shrink_dcache_parent() deadlock
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu> wrote:
>
> This patch adds a new dentry flag that is set when the dentry is removed
> from the lru and put on the list being processed by
> shrink_dentry_list().  The flag is cleared in dentry_lru_del() which is
> called if the dentry gets a new reference just before it's pruned.
>
> Thoughts?

Looks reasonable. Were you actually able to reproduce the hang, or how
did you notice?

Al, comments?

Linus
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