[PATCH] fs:update the NOTE of the file_operations structure

From: Wanlong Gao
Date: Mon Jul 18 2011 - 13:25:34 EST


Big kernel lock had been removed and setlease now use the lock_flocks()
to hold a special spin lock file_lock_lock by Matthew.

Signed-off-by: Wanlong Gao <gaowanlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/fs.h | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b5b9792..fdeeb3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ struct block_device_operations;
/*
* NOTE:
* all file operations except setlease can be called without
- * the big kernel lock held in all filesystems.
+ * the special spin_lock file_lock_lock held in all filesystems.
*/
struct file_operations {
struct module *owner;
--
1.7.4.1

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