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+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.36 API change,
+dnl # The 'struct fs_struct->lock' was changed from a rwlock_t to
+dnl # a spinlock_t to improve the fastpath performance.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_FS_STRUCT_SPINLOCK], [
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct fs_struct uses spinlock_t])
+ tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
+ SPL_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+ #include <linux/sched.h>
+ #include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+ ],[
+ static struct fs_struct fs;
+ spin_lock_init(&fs.lock);
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FS_STRUCT_SPINLOCK, 1,
+ [struct fs_struct uses spinlock_t])
+ ],[
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ ])
+ EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
+])