linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Return proper offset for '..' if inline

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Date:	Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:34:58 +0800
From:	Tao Ma <tm@....ma>
To:	Zach Brown <zab@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Return proper offset for '..' if inline_data
 enabled.

On 03/29/2013 02:33 AM, Zach Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 06:34:58PM +0800, Tao Ma wrote:
>> From: Tao Ma <boyu.mt@...bao.com>
>>
>> Zach reported a problem that if inline data is enabled, we don't
>> tell the difference between the offset of '.' and '..'. And a
>> getdents will fail if the user only want to get '.'.
>>
>> This patch adds a new offset EXT4_INLINE_DOTDOT_OFFSET which
>> indicates the offset of inline "..", and now 0 is for the "."
>> and EXT4_INLINE_DOTDOT_OFFSET is for "..".
> 
> Yeah, this fixes the problem.  I confirmed that my little test that got
> a single dirent from getdents() now properly sees . and .. and exits
> rather than spinning.
> 
> Tested-by: Zach Brown <zab@...hat.com>
> 
>>  
>> +			if (filp->f_pos == EXT4_INLINE_DOTDOT_OFFSET) {
>>  				error = filldir(dirent, "..", 2, 0, parent_ino,
>>  						DT_DIR);
>>  				if (error)
>> -- 
>> 1.7.0.4
> 
> Though I think you should change the fourth argument (offset) of the
> second flildir() from 0 to EXT4_INLINE_DOTDOT_OFFSET.
My fault, will change it in the next version.

Thanks,
Tao
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