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[PATCH] dm: move idr_pre_get
authorJeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:27:21 +0000 (00:27 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:58:34 +0000 (09:58 -0700)
commit62f75c2f3244553b1290447abd1f1e6b1144d3e9
tree14bfc0757b6662e37f8544dd52a7c304230f8695tree | snapshot
parentba61fdd17d73ddb5c892a9f12383c6c560a20d56commit | diff
[PATCH] dm: move idr_pre_get

idr_pre_get() can sleep while allocating memory.

The next patch will change _minor_lock into a spinlock, so this patch moves
idr_pre_get() outside the lock in preparation.

[akpm: too late for 2.6.17 - suitable for 2.6.17.x after it has settled]

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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