Re: [PATCH] max_loop limit

From: Ken Chen
Date: Sat Mar 24 2007 - 20:30:30 EST


On 3/23/07, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
@@ -1383,7 +1380,7 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)

xfer_funcs[n] = NULL;

- for (lo = &loop_dev[0]; lo < &loop_dev[max_loop]; lo++) {
+ list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);

Don't you need to use loop_devices_lock to protect the linked list here?


+static struct loop_device *loop_find_dev(unsigned int number)
+{
+ struct loop_device *lo;
+ list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list)
+ if (lo->lo_number == number)
+ return lo;
+ return NULL;

Here too with spin lock??
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