Re: [PATCH] namespace.c: fix bind mount from foreign namespace

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Mon May 16 2005 - 20:31:00 EST


Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> + if (ns1 < ns2) {
> + down_write(&ns1->sem);
> + down_write(&ns2->sem);
> + } else {
> + down_write(&ns2->sem);
> + down_write(&ns1->sem);
> + }

That's a bit smaller (source and compiled) as:

if (ns2 < ns1)
down_write(&ns2->sem);
down_write(&ns1->sem);
if (ns2 > ns1)
down_write(&ns2->sem);

(And you'll notice that does the right thing if ns2==ns1 too, in case
that gives you any ideas.)

Otherwise, the patch looks convincing to me.

-- Jamie
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