linux-ext4 - [PATCH] Don't bump up LLONG_MAX nr_to

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Date:	Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:37 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] Don't bump up LLONG_MAX nr_to_write by a factor of 8

I'm uneasy with lots of stuff going on in ext4_da_writepages(),
but bumping nr_to_write from LLONG_MAX to -8 clearly isn't
making anything better, so avoid the multiplier in that case.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
---

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index d88ba4a..65c049c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3004,9 +3004,12 @@ static int ext4_da_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 	 * sbi->max_writeback_mb_bump whichever is smaller.
 	 */
 	max_pages = sbi->s_max_writeback_mb_bump << (20 - PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
-	if (!range_cyclic && range_whole)
-		desired_nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write * 8;
-	else
+	if (!range_cyclic && range_whole) {
+		if (wbc->nr_to_write == LLONG_MAX)
+			desired_nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write;
+		else
+			desired_nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write * 8;
+	} else
 		desired_nr_to_write = ext4_num_dirty_pages(inode, index,
 							   max_pages);
 	if (desired_nr_to_write > max_pages)

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