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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 1/2] blktrace: Fix potentail deadlock between delete & sysfs ops
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:41:35 -0700
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> wrote:

> Call it blk_trace mutex and move it right next to the blk_trace
> structure:
>
> ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
> struct blk_trace *blk_trace;
> struct mutex blk_trace_mutex;
> #endif
>
> which makes it completely obvious to any read what you are protecting
> with it.

As a 1000ft away bystander, this appears to be the most logical
solution.

-- Steve

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