[PATCH] msync(MS_SYNC): don't hold mmap_sem while syncing
authorAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:18:13 +0000 (03:18 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:33:26 +0000 (07:33 -0800)
It seems bad to hold mmap_sem while performing synchronous disk I/O.  Alter
the msync(MS_SYNC) code so that the lock is released while we sync the file.

Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

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