linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/9] ext4: write superblock only once on unmount

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Date:	Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:59:55 +0100
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
Cc:	Ted Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Ext4 Mailing List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux FS Maling List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Maling List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/9] ext4: write superblock only once on unmount

On Tue 20-03-12 16:41:22, Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
> From: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> In some rather rare cases it is possible that ext4 may the superblock to the
> media twice. This patch makes sure this does not happen. This should speed up
> unmounting in those cases.
  This cleanup looks OK.
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

								Honza

> 
> Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/super.c |    7 +++----
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
> index 502c61f..c1f5111 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/super.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
> @@ -808,9 +808,6 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
>  	destroy_workqueue(sbi->dio_unwritten_wq);
>  
>  	lock_super(sb);
> -	if (sb->s_dirt)
> -		ext4_commit_super(sb, 1);
> -
>  	if (sbi->s_journal) {
>  		err = jbd2_journal_destroy(sbi->s_journal);
>  		sbi->s_journal = NULL;
> @@ -827,8 +824,10 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
>  	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
>  		EXT4_CLEAR_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER);
>  		es->s_state = cpu_to_le16(sbi->s_mount_state);
> -		ext4_commit_super(sb, 1);
>  	}
> +	if (sb->s_dirt || !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
> +		ext4_commit_super(sb, 1);
> +
>  	if (sbi->s_proc) {
>  		remove_proc_entry(sb->s_id, ext4_proc_root);
>  	}
> -- 
> 1.7.7.6
> 
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