----- Original Message -----
> vfree() is allowed under spinlock these days, but it's cheaper when
> it doesn't step into deferred case and here it's very easy to avoid.
>
> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <v...@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> ---
> fs/gfs2/dir.c | 7 ++++---
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
> index c247fed..c5a34f0 100644
> --- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
> +++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
> @@ -370,11 +370,12 @@ static __be64 *gfs2_dir_get_hash_table(struct
> gfs2_inode *ip)
> }
>
> spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
> - if (ip->i_hash_cache)
> - kvfree(hc);
> - else
> + if (likely(!ip->i_hash_cache)) {
> ip->i_hash_cache = hc;
> + hc = NULL;
> + }
> spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
> + kvfree(hc);
>
> return ip->i_hash_cache;
> }
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
>
ACK
Bob Peterson
Red Hat File Systems
