NFS: Remove use of the Big Kernel Lock around nfs calls to readlink

Remove use of the Big Kernel Lock around indirect calls to nfs3_proc_readlink and nfs4_proc_readlink, both of which basically call rpc_call_sync. Signed-off-by: Frank Filz <ffilz@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
git-mirror · Dec 6, 2006 · eb5f854 · eb5f854
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diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ static int nfs_symlink_filler(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readlink(inode, page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 	SetPageUptodate(page);