cvs commit: src/sys/compat/linux linux_util.c

[Jeff Roberson]

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Don Lewis wrote:

> truckman    2004/01/14 14:38:03 PST
>
>   FreeBSD src repository
>
>   Modified files:
>     sys/compat/linux     linux_util.c
>   Log:
>   VOP_GETATTR() wants the vnode passed to it to be locked.  Instead
>   of adding the code to lock and unlock the vnodes and taking care
>   to avoid deadlock, simplify linux_emul_convpath() by comparing the
>   vnode pointers directly instead of comparing their va_fsid and
>   va_fileid attributes.  This allows the removal of the calls to
>   VOP_GETATTR().

I'm not sure that the vnode pointer compare works in the case of device
aliasing.  Any comments?

Cheers,
Jeff

>
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.24      +1 -13     src/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
>