linux-ext4 - Re: Bug: Large writes can fail on ext4 if the write buffer is not empty

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.1204191803360.19837@ruuvi.it.helsinki.fi>
Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:09:50 +0300 (EEST)
From:	Jouko Orava <jouko.orava@...sinki.fi>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
cc:	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

> No, RHEL kernels have the same limits.

That means at least 2.6.32.x stable series will suffer from the same bug.
I'll see if I can test those mainline kernels too this weekend.

> Whoops, I just filed one as well.  I'll dup yours to mine since I've already
> started the process there.

That's excellent, thank you. Mine was unacceptably terse anyway :)

Thanks,
  Jouko
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