linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Remove blocks from inode prealloc list on failure

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Date:	Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:10:22 -0500
From:	tytso@....edu
To:	Curt Wohlgemuth <curtw@...gle.com>
Cc:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Remove blocks from inode prealloc list on failure

On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 10:17:02AM -0800, Curt Wohlgemuth wrote:
> This fixes a leak of blocks in an inode prealloc list if device failures
> cause ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used() to fail.

I was going to say that it didn't make sense for
ext4_discard_inode_pa() should be its own function, but maybe we need
function that returns blocks back to the either inode *or* the group
preallocation list?  Otherwise right now it looks like we would also
be potentially leaking blocks from the group preallocation list in
case of a device failure?

					- Ted
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