affs: Replace binary semaphores with mutexes
At a slight footprint cost (24 vs 32 bytes), mutexes are more optimal than semaphores; it's also a nicer interface for mutual exclusion, which is why they are encouraged over binary semaphores, when possible. For both i_link_lock and i_ext_lock (and hence i_hash_lock which I annotated for the hash lock mapping hackery for lockdep), their semantics imply traditional lock ownership; that is, the lock owner is the same for both lock/unlock operations and does not run in irq context. Therefore it is safe to convert. Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@suse.de> Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
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