Re: [PATCH 5/5] Change vfs_mkdir() to unlock on failure.

From: Al Viro
Date: Sun Jun 08 2025 - 20:50:36 EST

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On Mon, Jun 09, 2025 at 09:09:37AM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> Proposed changes to directory-op locking will lock the dentry rather
> than the whole directory. So the dentry will need to be unlocked.

Please, repost your current proposal _before_ that one goes anywhere.

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