tree 14bfc0757b6662e37f8544dd52a7c304230f8695
parent ba61fdd17d73ddb5c892a9f12383c6c560a20d56
author Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> 1151306841 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> 1151341114 -0700

[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>