tech-kern: Re: vput() instead of vrele() in sys_mount() for MNT

Subject: Re: vput() instead of vrele() in sys_mount() for MNT_UPDATE case?
To: Chris Jepeway <jepeway@blasted-heath.com>
From: enami tsugutomo <enami@sm.sony.co.jp>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/16/2002 13:30:15

Chris Jepeway <jepeway@blasted-heath.com> writes:

> Should the vrele() in sys_mount() around line 313 of revision 1.173 of
> vfs_sycalls.c instead be a vput()?  Seems like the lock on the mount
> point needs to be dropped.

The lock is dropped just before the `goto update;', isn't it?  Could
you please tell us more detail (or how to reapeat the bug.)  The
recent ffs change might introduced a bug.

enami.