linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 3/3] ext4: symlink must be handled via filesystem specific operation

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Date:	Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:06:24 +0400
From:	dmonakhov@...nvz.org
To:	tytso@....edu
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ext4: symlink must be handled via filesystem specific operation

tytso@....edu writes:

> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 07:29:56PM +0300, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
>> generic setattr implementation is no longer responsible for
>> quota transfer so synlinks must be handled via ext4_setattr.
>
> Added to the ext4 patch queue; I've added a Signed-off-by: for you
> Dmitry, per your e-mail to Jan Kara.
>
> (There seems to be some random confused people who think the
> Signed-off-by has no legal significance, which is absolutely not true.)
yep. Changed my gitconfig to prevent this type of things in future.
BTW: IMHO This patch is also valid for all stable releases.
Because currently chown is not journalled for symlinks.
So journalled quota may becomes inconsistent after power-failure.
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