Re: [PATCH] vfs: avoid taking locks if inode not in lists

[Andi Kleen]

> Before even taking locks, we can perform an unlocked test to check if
> inode can possibly be in the lists.
> 
> On a 2x4x2 machine, a close(socket()) pair can be 200% faster with these
> changes.

Great result! Seems simple and obvious to me.

-Andi

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