linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ext4: Remove empty index blocks when punching holes

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Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:44:12 -0500
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
Cc:	Allison Henderson <achender@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ext4: Remove empty index blocks when punching holes

On Tue, Mar 06, 2012 at 08:11:37AM +0100, Lukas Czerner wrote:
> 
> you're right my patches solves this problem (as I wrote in the commit
> description) just because we now use a different code paths, which do
> not have this problem.

Ok, thanks.  I'll look at them before the end of this week.

Just to be clear, have the problematic code paths been removed in your
patches, or are they not just being used in the problem scenario?
Basically, is there any other time where we might need the additional
logic which Allison added?

					- Ted
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