linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] tune2fs: update i_size in ext2fs_file

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Date:	Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:45:32 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Niu Yawei <yawei.niu@...il.com>
Cc:	adityakali@...gle.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	yawei.niu@...el.com, andreas.dilger@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tune2fs: update i_size in ext2fs_file_write()

On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 11:30:10AM +0800, Niu Yawei wrote:
> ext2fs_file_write() needs to update i_size on successful write,
> otherwise, ext2fs_file_read() in same open/close cycle will not
> be able to read the just written data.
> 
> This bug result in the the problem of quotacheck triggered on
> 'tune2fs -O quota' failed to write back multiple users/groups
> accounting information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Niu Yawei <yawei.niu@...el.com>

Applied, thanks.

					- Ted
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