Re: + big-kernel-lock-contention-in-do_open-and-blkdev_put.patch added to -mm tree

> Out of the 63 hits I see in 2.6.17-rc4 with
> block_device_operations->open(), floppy driver seems to be the only one
> that mucks around with a global Variable without any protection.  We can
> add a spin lock there.
> rg>
> ---
> 
>  fs/block_dev.c |    6 ------
>  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)


the fix to floppy.c is missing!


(also I highly question the validity of this patch, last time the BKL
got dropped from open quite a few rootholes got opened... )

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