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Re: VOP_WRITE without vnode lock



> Is it safe (regarding data consistency) to VOP_WRITE() to a vnode
> without holding the vnode lock when:

> [...]
> - Data written is always the same that would have been read before.

I'm curious - why do the write at all, if you know this is the case?

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