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Message-ID: <4F9024F1.3000806@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:45:05 -0500 From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com> To: Jouko Orava <jouko.orava@....fi> CC: Jouko Orava <jouko.orava@...sinki.fi>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Zheng Liu <gnehzuil.liu@...il.com> Subject: Re: Bug: Large writes can fail on ext4 if the write buffer is not empty On 4/19/12 9:38 AM, Jouko Orava wrote: >> FWIW, we tried fairly hard to get the limit lifted in the vfs, to no avail. > > I understand. The downsides from the limit are very small, after all. > > Has anyone tested the older stable kernel releases? > When was the VFS limit added, or is it something RHEL kernels patch out? No, RHEL kernels have the same limits. >> Agreed, I think Dave was a little to quick on the draw on his reply. > > It is easy to miss, the EFAULT on the syscall that follows is so obvious. > > I've filed a terse report to the Red Hat Bugzilla: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814296 Whoops, I just filed one as well. I'll dup yours to mine since I've already started the process there. Thanks, -Eric > Let me know if you wish me to expand on that report. > > Best regards, > Jouko Orava -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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