Re: [PATCH] Fix commit of ordered data buffers

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Hi,

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 02:43, Andrew Morton wrote:

> An alternative is to just lock the buffer in journal_commit_transaction(),
> if it was locked-and-dirty.  

That was my first reaction too.  We're using SWRITE so we'll end up
locking them anyway; and if synchronising against other lockers is an
issue, then locking them ourselves early is the obvious protection.

--Stephen

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