kill obsolete comment for follow_down()

[pandora-kernel.git] / fs / block_dev.c

diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index bf9c7a7..1a2421f 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,8 @@ int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
        res = __blkdev_get(bdev, mode, 0);
 
        if (whole) {
+               struct gendisk *disk = whole->bd_disk;
+
                /* finish claiming */
                mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
                spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
@@ -1264,15 +1266,16 @@ int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
                spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
                /*
-                * Block event polling for write claims.  Any write
-                * holder makes the write_holder state stick until all
-                * are released.  This is good enough and tracking
-                * individual writeable reference is too fragile given
-                * the way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
+                * Block event polling for write claims if requested.  Any
+                * write holder makes the write_holder state stick until
+                * all are released.  This is good enough and tracking
+                * individual writeable reference is too fragile given the
+                * way @mode is used in blkdev_get/put().
                 */
-               if (!res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder) {
+               if (!res && (mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder &&
+                   (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_BLOCK_EVENTS_ON_EXCL_WRITE)) {
                        bdev->bd_write_holder = true;
-                       disk_block_events(bdev->bd_disk);
+                       disk_block_events(disk);
                }
 
                mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);