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Date:	Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:07:04 +0800
From:	Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tytso@....edu
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] ext4: cache uninitialized extents

Hi,

   Currently, ext4 caches holes and initialized extents in
ext4_ext_map_blocks() while it does not cache uninitialized
extents.  I noticed ext4 can cache uninitialized extents with
minor changes. ec_start is 0 means that the cached extent is
a hole, initialized extents' length is limited. So if ec_start
is not 0 and the cached extent's length is larger than EXT_MAX_LENGTH,
then the cached extent is uninitialized.

  This patch series tries to let ext4 cache uninitialized extents
with minor changes.

  The patches pass xfstests 1-268.  The xfstessts 268 and 272 meet
a bug in ext4 related to changing journal mode in flight.  I will
fix the bug in later patches.

  Any feedbacks and comments are welcome.

Yongqiang.

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