[PATCH 0/3] mmap vs NFS

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Nov 14 2007 - 15:17:42 EST

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Currently there is an AB-BA deadlock in NFS mmap.

nfs_file_mmap() can take i_mutex, while holding mmap_sem, whereas the regular
locking order is the other way around.

This patch-set attempts to solve this issue.

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