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From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de>
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, J . A . Magallon wrote:

> 
> On 20010917 Trond Myklebust wrote:
> >
> >That particular code is only called if something closes a file on
> >which POSIX locks are applied. Init doesn't use locking.
> >The patch *is* required in Alan's tree. Without it, 2 processes that
>                 ^^^^^^^^ ???
> >lock the same file can race and corrupt the i_flock list.
> >
> 
> I have checked and I suppose you want to say that it is INCLUDED in
> Alan's tree...

Translation to clear text: it must not be dropped from Alan's tree.