linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Fix fsync on ext3 and ext4 (v2)

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Date:	Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:02:50 +0100
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tytso@....edu, "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Fix fsync on ext3 and ext4 (v2)

  Hi,

>   this is a second try for a patchset which makes ext3 and ext4 properly force
> a transaction commit when needed. We now do not rely on buffer dirty bits
> (which does not work as pdflush can just clear them without forcing a
> transaction commit) but rather keep transaction ids that need to be committed
> for each inode.
>   Since last version, I've implemented Aneesh's and Curt's comments and also
> fixed a missing initialization of the fields. I've tested that now the patch
> works correctly for uninitialized extents as well as for standard writes.  If
> noone objects, would you merge the ext4 part Ted? I'll take care of the ext3
> patch.
  Aneesh, Ted, is the second version of the patchset fine with you?

									Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SuSE CR Labs
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