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

[NeilBrown]

On Mon, 09 Jun 2025, Al Viro wrote:
> 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.
> 

I've posted my proposal for the new API.  This makes the value of the
vfs_mkdir() change clear (I hope).

Would you also like me to post the patches which introduce the new
locking scheme?

Thanks,
NeilBrown