linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 4/5] jbd: fix error handling for checkpoint io

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Message-ID: <4844C938.7030401@hitachi.com>
Date:	Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:31:52 +0900
From:	Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, sct@...hat.com, adilger@...sterfs.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	jbacik@...hat.com, cmm@...ibm.com, tytso@....edu,
	sugita <yumiko.sugita.yf@...achi.com>,
	Satoshi OSHIMA <satoshi.oshima.fk@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] jbd: fix error handling for checkpoint io

Hello,

Thank you for reviewing.

Jan Kara wrote:

>>@@ -347,6 +361,8 @@ restart:
>> 				break;
>> 			}
>> 			retry = __process_buffer(journal, jh, bhs,&batch_count);
>>+			if (retry < 0)
>>+				result = retry;
> 
>   Here you update result whenever retry is < 0 and below when result == 0.
> I think it's better to have these two consistent (not that it would be
> currently any functional difference).

I fixed it.

> Only please add a comment in front of
> log_do_checkpoint() that it's supposed to be called with j_checkpoint_mutex
> held so that EIO propagation works correctly.

I added a comment.

I'll send the revised patch soon.

Thanks,
-- 
Hidehiro Kawai
Hitachi, Systems Development Laboratory
Linux Technology Center

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