linux-ext4 - [PATCH 1/5] ext4: allocate delalloc blocks before changing journal mode

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Message-Id: <1321344474-14707-1-git-send-email-xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:50 +0800
From:	Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
To:	tytso@....edu
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] ext4: allocate delalloc blocks before changing journal mode

delalloc blocks should be allocated before changing journal mode,
otherwise they can not be allocated and even more truncate on
delalloc blocks could triggre BUG by flushing delalloc buffers.

Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@...il.com>
---
 fs/ext4/inode.c |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index de05e86..384f8a7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4676,6 +4676,17 @@ int ext4_change_inode_journal_flag(struct inode *inode, int val)
 		return 0;
 	if (is_journal_aborted(journal))
 		return -EROFS;
+	/* We have to allocate physical blocks for delalloc blocks
+	 * before flushing journal. otherwise delalloc blocks can not
+	 * be allocated any more. even more truncate on delalloc blocks
+	 * could trigger BUG by flushing delalloc blocks in journal.
+	 * There is no delalloc block in non-journal data mode.
+	 */
+	if (val && test_opt(inode->i_sb, DELALLOC)) {
+		err = ext4_alloc_da_blocks(inode);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal);
 	jbd2_journal_flush(journal);
-- 
1.7.5.1

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