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Re: Question on set_page_dirty()

Hi,

On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 09:29, Ingo Oeser wrote:
> set_page_dirty() can be used in all cases, IMHO, since it:
>    - will not sleep
...

Unfortunately, it can take both the inode_lock and pagecache_lock
spinlocks, so if you use it in the wrong place, with other locks already
held, you can cause a deadlock.  So you _do_ need to be a bit careful,
and you can't just use it with abandon.

Cheers,
 Stephen

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