Re: [PATCH] Use atomic ops for file_nr accounting, not spinlock+irq

David Howells <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Make the kernel use atomic operations for files_stat.nr_files accounting
> rather than using a spinlocked and interrupt-disabled critical section.

This code has all been redone in current kernels.
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