linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 2/3] vfs: Block mmapped writes while the fs is frozen

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Date:	Thu, 19 May 2011 14:08:16 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	tytso@....edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] vfs: Block mmapped writes while the fs is frozen

On Wed 18-05-11 14:12:06, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> >  
> >  	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
> >  		unlock_page(page);
> > +	else {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Freezing in progress? We check after the page is marked
> > +		 * dirty and with page lock held so if the test here fails, we
> > +		 * are sure freezing code will wait during syncing until the
> > +		 * page fault is done - at that point page will be dirty and
> > +		 * unlocked so freezing code will write it and writeprotect it
> > +		 * again.
> > +		 */
> > +		set_page_dirty(page);
> > +		if (inode->i_sb->s_frozen != SB_UNFROZEN) {
> > +			unlock_page(page);
> > +			ret = -EAGAIN;
> > +			goto out;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> >  out:
> >  	return ret;
> 
> The code structure looks a bit odd, why not:
> 
> 	if (ret < 0)
> 		goto out_unlock;
> 
> 	set_page_dirty(page);
> 	if (inode->i_sb->s_frozen != SB_UNFROZEN) {
> 		ret = -EAGAIN;
> 		goto out_unlock;
> 	}
> 
> 	return 0;
> 
> out_unlock:
> 	unlock_page(page);
> 	return ret;
> }
> 
> Otherwise looks good,
> 
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
  Thanks, I've changed the flow as you suggested.

								Honza
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