Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 22:27:10 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Alan Cox <alc@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/vm vm_mmap.c Message-ID: <20020623052710.GK53232@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <200206230148.g5N1mN795443@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200206230148.g5N1mN795443@freefall.freebsd.org>
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* Alan Cox <alc@FreeBSD.org> [020622 18:48] wrote: > alc 2002/06/22 18:48:23 PDT > > Modified files: > sys/vm vm_mmap.c > Log: > o Remove the unnecessary acquisition and release of Giant around fdrop() > in mmap(2). I think fdrop() may need Giant in case a race with a thread makes it the instance of fdrop() that leads to fclose() being called which can call down into the VFS code. -- -Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org] 'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology," start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.' Tax deductible donations for FreeBSD: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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