[PATCH] nommu vmtruncate: remove lock_kernel()

lock_kernel() need not be held across truncate.

[PATCH] nommu vmtruncate: remove lock_kernel()
lock_kernel() need not be held across truncate.
1fe128d2 · Andrew Morton · Linus Torvalds · 3bd404cf · 1fe128d2
Commit 1fe128d2 authored Jul 02, 2003 by Andrew Morton Committed by Linus Torvalds Jul 02, 2003
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--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@ int vmtruncate(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
 	inode->i_size = offset;

 out_truncate:
-	if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->truncate) {
-		lock_kernel();
+	if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->truncate)
 		inode->i_op->truncate(inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
-	}
 	return 0;
 out_sig:
 	send_sig(SIGXFSZ, current, 0);