linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] libext2fs: don't swap extent-based journal backup on read

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Date:	Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:45:19 -0500
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
Cc:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libext2fs: don't swap extent-based journal backup on
	read

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 02:45:44PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> The f_illitable_flexbg test was failing on ppc, because
> e2fsck_move_ext3_journal is doing a direct memcmp of i_block with 
> s_jnl_blocks, and failing.
> 
> This is because we don't swap extent data on read from disk; rather
> we do it when we access the extents.  However, ext2fs_swap_super
> was swapping s_jnl_blocks unconditionally, so these didn't match.
> 
> Looks like we need to treat s_jnl_blocks the same as i_block, and
> swap it on access, not on read.  Except for the last i_size bit...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>

Applied to the maint branch, thanks.

							- Ted
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