From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joel Becker Subject: Re: [topic proposal] dealing with ->d_revalidate() right ways (automounting, atomic opens and the whole mess around that) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 19:29:42 -0700 Message-ID: <20100609022942.GG6795@mail.oracle.com> References: <20100609021940.GW31073@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: lsf10-pc@lists.linuxfoundation.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org To: Al Viro Return-path: Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]:34485 "EHLO rcsinet10.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751673Ab0FIC3z (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:29:55 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100609021940.GW31073@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 03:19:40AM +0100, Al Viro wrote: > That's going to be the next big change of VFS architecture; bits > and pieces had been discussed on lists and in private mail, but it would > be really useful to sit down and discuss that face to face with everyone > involved. I'd want to be in on this from the ocfs2 perspective. I think that d_revalidate() works for us as-is, but I'd want to be in on proposed changes. Joel -- "We'd better get back, `cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night. Mostly." Joel Becker Principal Software Developer Oracle E-mail: joel.becker@oracle.com Phone: (650) 506-8127