linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] md: Fix data corruption when a degraded raid5 array is reshaped.

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Date:	Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:41:55 +1100
From:	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] md: Fix data corruption when a degraded raid5 array is
	reshaped.

On Thursday January 3, dan.j.williams@...el.com wrote:
> 
> On closer look the safer test is:
> 
> 	!test_bit(STRIPE_OP_COMPUTE_BLK, &sh->ops.pending).
> 
> The 'req_compute' field only indicates that a 'compute_block' operation
> was requested during this pass through handle_stripe so that we can
> issue a linked chain of asynchronous operations.
> 
> ---
> 
> From: Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>

Technically that should probably be
  From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

now, and then I add
  Acked-by: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>

because I completely agree with your improvement.

We should keep an eye out for then Andrew commits this and make sure
the right patch goes in...

Thanks,
NeilBrown

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