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The SRCU read lock that btree_trans takes exists to make it safe for bch2_trans_relock() to deref pointers to btree nodes/key cache items we don't have locked, but as a side effect it blocks reclaim from freeing those items. Thus, it's important to not hold it for too long: we need to differentiate between bch2_trans_unlock() calls that will be only for a short duration, and ones that will be for an unbounded duration. This introduces bch2_trans_unlock_long(), to be used mainly by the data move paths. Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.