linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Make block_page_mkwrite() handle frozen fs (V2)

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Message-ID: <20110519123029.GI8417@quack.suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 19 May 2011 14:30:29 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>
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, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Make block_page_mkwrite() handle frozen fs (V2)

On Wed 18-05-11 11:00:22, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 05:17:59PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > 
> >   Hi,
> > 
> >   this is a second version of my patches which rewrite ext4_page_mkwrite() to
> > use generic helper. When we are already changing this code, I also added proper
> > handling of frozen filesystem there in patch 2/3. I've incorporated suggestions
> > from Christoph in the patches which resulted in some patch reorg. I'd like to
> > get these patches reviewed and then get them merged possibly via ext4-tree
> > (although the first two patches might go via Al but that would complicate
> > merging of ext4 part where I expect more conflicts with ongoing work).
> 
> Do you want me to generate a patch to add wait_on_page_writeback to the
> appropriate place(s) in your new *_page_mkwrite functions, or do you plan to
> add them yourself?
> 
> (iow: is there an order for pushing these ext4_page_mkwrite changes?)
  Attached is a rebase of your block_page_mkwrite change on top of my
patches. I'm not sure what is the actual status your series - have you
pushed VFS changes to Al?

									Honza

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