Re: Linux 2.2.20pre10

[Andreas Haumer]

Hi,

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> If you know any reason this should not be 2.2.20 final now is a very very
> good time to say. I intend to call this patch 2.2.20 in a week or so barring
> any last minute problems. Please save anything but actual bugfixes for
> 2.2.21.
> 
I did a short check through the pre10 patch but couldn't find my small
patch to linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c I sent you back in August.

This patch fixes (at least for us) the problem where rpciod still
keeps references into the root fs even after it was daemonized.

I didn't get any reaction after posting this patch, neither
positive nor negative. 

In case you don't remember here's the patch again:

andreas@ws1:~/cvsdir {625} % cvs diff -C5 -rR_2-2-19~11 -rR_2-2-19~12
linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c
Index: linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c
===================================================================
RCS file:
/raid5/cvs/repository/distribution/Base/linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.6
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -C5 -r1.1.1.6 -r1.12
*** linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c    2001/03/25 16:37:42     1.1.1.6
--- linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c    2001/08/17 11:53:48     1.12
***************
*** 1066,1075 ****
--- 1066,1076 ----
        rpciod_pid = current->pid;
        up(&rpciod_running);
 
        exit_files(current);
        exit_mm(current);
+       exit_fs(current);
 
        spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
        siginitsetinv(&current->blocked, sigmask(SIGKILL));
        recalc_sigpending(current);
        spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock); 

Is there any reason for not including this in 2.2.20?
It helps us getting rid of the initial ramdisk rootfs 
on our diskless clients...

Regards,

- andreas

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