[PATCH 00/11] VFS: prepare for changes to directory locking

[Al Viro]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 12:25:03PM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> This is the first of 3 sets of patches which, together, allow
> filesystems to opt-out of having the directory inode lock held over
> directory operations (except readdir).

[just a quick reply for now - I'm going to be away for about an hour,
then will review and reply]