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diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/lock.c b/fs/reiserfs/lock.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cdd8d9ef048e --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/reiserfs/lock.c @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +#include <linux/reiserfs_fs.h> +#include <linux/mutex.h> + +/* + * The previous reiserfs locking scheme was heavily based on + * the tricky properties of the Bkl: + * + * - it was acquired recursively by a same task + * - the performances relied on the release-while-schedule() property + * + * Now that we replace it by a mutex, we still want to keep the same + * recursive property to avoid big changes in the code structure. + * We use our own lock_owner here because the owner field on a mutex + * is only available in SMP or mutex debugging, also we only need this field + * for this mutex, no need for a system wide mutex facility. + * + * Also this lock is often released before a call that could block because + * reiserfs performances were partialy based on the release while schedule() + * property of the Bkl. + */ +void reiserfs_write_lock(struct super_block *s) +{ + struct reiserfs_sb_info *sb_i = REISERFS_SB(s); + + if (sb_i->lock_owner != current) { + mutex_lock(&sb_i->lock); + sb_i->lock_owner = current; + } + + /* No need to protect it, only the current task touches it */ + sb_i->lock_depth++; +} + +void reiserfs_write_unlock(struct super_block *s) +{ + struct reiserfs_sb_info *sb_i = REISERFS_SB(s); + + /* + * Are we unlocking without even holding the lock? + * Such a situation could even raise a BUG() if we don't + * want the data become corrupted + */ + WARN_ONCE(sb_i->lock_owner != current, + "Superblock write lock imbalance"); + + if (--sb_i->lock_depth == -1) { + sb_i->lock_owner = NULL; + mutex_unlock(&sb_i->lock); + } +} + +/* + * Utility function to force a BUG if it is called without the superblock + * write lock held. caller is the string printed just before calling BUG() + */ +void reiserfs_check_lock_depth(struct super_block *sb, char *caller) +{ + struct reiserfs_sb_info *sb_i = REISERFS_SB(sb); + + if (sb_i->lock_depth < 0) + reiserfs_panic(sb, "%s called without kernel lock held %d", + caller); +} |