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    fs: remove inode_lock from iput_final and prune_icache · f283c86a
    Dave Chinner authored
    Now that inode state changes are protected by the inode->i_lock and
    the inode LRU manipulations by the inode_lru_lock, we can remove the
    inode_lock from prune_icache and the initial part of iput_final().
    
    instead of using the inode_lock to protect the inode during
    iput_final, use the inode->i_lock instead. This protects the inode
    against new references being taken while we change the inode state
    to I_FREEING, as well as preventing prune_icache from grabbing the
    inode while we are manipulating it. Hence we no longer need the
    inode_lock in iput_final prior to setting I_FREEING on the inode.
    
    For prune_icache, we no longer need the inode_lock to protect the
    LRU list, and the inodes themselves are protected against freeing
    races by the inode->i_lock. Hence we can lift the inode_lock from
    prune_icache as well.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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