linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 0/3] freeze feature ver 1.14

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Message-ID: <20090102094730.GA17841@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 04:47:30 -0500
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
Cc:	Takashi Sato <t-sato@...jp.nec.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dm-devel@...hat.com" <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
	"viro@...IV.linux.org.uk" <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	"xfs@....sgi.com" <xfs@....sgi.com>,
	"mtk.manpages@...glemail.com" <mtk.manpages@...glemail.com>,
	"axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] freeze feature ver 1.14

On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 11:22:16PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> In lieu of the timeout feature which was originally proposed, how
> about access to an emergency un-freeze via magic sysrq, maybe
> piggy-backed on emergency sync... something like this (not
> tested or even built yet...), would this be a good compromise to
> help save people from frozen roots?

Looks sane to me.  But for that we'd need to get the generic freeze bits
in first.  Andrews, as they are in 2.6.28-rc2 do you plan to send them?

Any chance for a general -mm merge plan, btw?

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