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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-07-14 14:48:31 -0700
commitd1794f2c5b5817eb79ccc5e00701ca748d1b073a (patch)
tree5a4c98e694e88a8c82f342d0cc9edb2a4cbbef36 /include
parenta41eebab7537890409ea9dfe0fcda9b5fbdb090d (diff)
parent2fceef397f9880b212a74c418290ce69e7ac00eb (diff)
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 ...
Diffstat (limited to 'include')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/fs.h3
-rw-r--r--include/linux/smp_lock.h13
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d8e2762ed14d..faac13e2cc5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1870,7 +1870,8 @@ extern void
file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct address_space *mapping);
extern loff_t no_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
extern loff_t generic_file_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
-extern loff_t remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
+extern loff_t generic_file_llseek_unlocked(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+ int origin);
extern int generic_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
extern int nonseekable_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp);
diff --git a/include/linux/smp_lock.h b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
index aab3a4cff4e1..813be59bf345 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp_lock.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp_lock.h
@@ -27,11 +27,24 @@ static inline int reacquire_kernel_lock(struct task_struct *task)
extern void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void) __acquires(kernel_lock);
extern void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void) __releases(kernel_lock);
+/*
+ * Various legacy drivers don't really need the BKL in a specific
+ * function, but they *do* need to know that the BKL became available.
+ * This function just avoids wrapping a bunch of lock/unlock pairs
+ * around code which doesn't really need it.
+ */
+static inline void cycle_kernel_lock(void)
+{
+ lock_kernel();
+ unlock_kernel();
+}
+
#else
#define lock_kernel() do { } while(0)
#define unlock_kernel() do { } while(0)
#define release_kernel_lock(task) do { } while(0)
+#define cycle_kernel_lock() do { } while(0)
#define reacquire_kernel_lock(task) 0
#define kernel_locked() 1