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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/ubifs/file.c | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/ubifs/super.c | 2 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c index 35389ca2d267..7bd6e72afd11 100644 --- a/fs/ubifs/file.c +++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ * * A thing to keep in mind: inode @i_mutex is locked in most VFS operations we * implement. However, this is not true for 'ubifs_writepage()', which may be - * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when pdflush is doing background - * write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. At "normal" - * work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. in the - * "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in 'ubifs_writepage()' - * we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. + * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when flusher thread is doing + * background write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. + * At "normal" work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. + * in the "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in + * 'ubifs_writepage()' we are only guaranteed that the page is locked. * * Similarly, @i_mutex is not always locked in 'ubifs_readpage()', e.g., the * read-ahead path does not lock it ("sys_read -> generic_file_aio_read -> diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c index 1c766c39c038..c3fa6c5327a3 100644 --- a/fs/ubifs/super.c +++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int ubifs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc) mutex_lock(&ui->ui_mutex); /* * Due to races between write-back forced by budgeting - * (see 'sync_some_inodes()') and pdflush write-back, the inode may + * (see 'sync_some_inodes()') and background write-back, the inode may * have already been synchronized, do not do this again. This might * also happen if it was synchronized in an VFS operation, e.g. * 'ubifs_link()'. |