linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH take 2 01/28] VFS: introduce writeback_inodes

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Date:	Wed, 07 May 2008 14:14:41 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@...dex.ru>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Adrian Hunter <ext-adrian.hunter@...ia.com>,
	Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@...il.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH take 2 01/28] VFS: introduce writeback_inodes_sb()

Hi Andrew,

Andrew Morton wrote:
> This looks rather similar to
> http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/reiser4-sb_sync_inodes.patch
> 
> Which is best?

Well, this reiser4 patch is basically doing 3 things at once:
1. Introduce ->sync_inodes()
2. Move spin_lock(&inode_lock);
3. Export generic_sync_sb_inodes()

As Christoph suggested, I've attached a patch which just moves the
spinlock. Could you please consider sending it to Linus or taking into your tree?
Should I amend the reiser4 patch correspondingly for you?

Also, what do you think about taking UBIFS into your tree?

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)

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