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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index cfc6d4448aa5..311264b1002d 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
#include <linux/idr.h>
#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
#include <asm/unistd.h>
#include "pnode.h"
@@ -341,8 +342,14 @@ int mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *mnt)
* incremented count after it has set MNT_WRITE_HOLD.
*/
smp_mb();
- while (mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
- cpu_relax();
+ /*
+ * No need to keep preemption disabled accross the spin loop.
+ */
+ while (mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_WRITE_HOLD) {
+ preempt_enable();
+ cpu_chill();
+ preempt_disable();
+ }
/*
* After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
* be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until
@@ -352,9 +359,7 @@ int mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *mnt)
if (__mnt_is_readonly(mnt)) {
mnt_dec_writers(mnt);
ret = -EROFS;
- goto out;
}
-out:
preempt_enable();
return ret;
}